Shloka 46

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

तस्य बुद्धिः समुत्पन्ना विष्णोराराधनं प्रति । कथमाराधयिष्यामि देवदेवं जनार्दनम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

tasya buddhiḥ samutpannā viṣṇorārādhanaṃ prati | kathamārādhayiṣyāmi devadevaṃ janārdanam || 46 ||

Translation

ಆಗ ಅವನ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ ಆರಾಧನೆಯ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಉದಯವಾಯಿತು: “ದೇವದೇವನಾದ ಜನಾರ್ದನನನ್ನು ನಾನು ಹೇಗೆ ಆರಾಧಿಸಲಿ?”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him, his
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बुद्धिः: thought, intention
• बुद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समुत्पन्ना: arisen, occurred
• समुत्पन्ना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उत् + √पद्/पत् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → उत्पन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बुद्धिः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• विष्णोः: of Vishnu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आराधनम्: worship, propitiation
• आराधनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + √राध् (धातु) + ल्युट् → आराधन (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards, regarding
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (prepositional indeclinable: towards/with regard to)

• कथम्: how?
• कथम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• आराधयिष्यामि: I will worship
• आराधयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √राध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवदेवम्: God of gods
• देवदेवम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (देवानां देवः)

• जनार्दनम्: Janardana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम

Speaker

Narrator (Purana narrative voice; dialogue context not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Janardana

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It marks the awakening of buddhi (right resolve) that turns the seeker toward Viṣṇu-upāsanā, showing that inner clarity precedes effective worship and spiritual progress.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti begins with a sincere question—“How shall I worship?”—which expresses humility and readiness to follow prescribed sādhana for pleasing Janārdana rather than relying on ego-driven effort.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is named in this verse; the practical takeaway is the ritual-ethical orientation of ārādhana (proper method of worship), which in broader Purāṇic practice aligns with correct mantra usage and procedure (supported by Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa).