Shloka 21

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

पापैः सर्वैर्विनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोकं स गच्छति । तत्र भुक्त्वा वरान्भोगान्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

pāpaiḥ sarvairvinirmuktaḥ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati | tatra bhuktvā varānbhogānyāvadābhūtasaṃplavam || 21 ||

Translation

ಎಲ್ಲ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದ ವಿಮುಕ್ತನಾಗಿ ಅವನು ಶಿವಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಭೋಗಗಳನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸಿ, ಭೂತಸಂಪ್ಲವ (ಪ್ರಳಯ) ವರೆಗೆ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

• पापैः: by/with sins
• पापैः: Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; agrees with पापैः

• विनिर्मुक्तः: freed (from)
• विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + निर् + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; 'freed/released'

• शिवलोकम्: Śiva’s world
• शिवलोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'शिवस्य लोकः'

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; Nominative singular pronoun

• गच्छति: goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present: 'goes'

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण); adverb 'there'

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल; having enjoyed/eaten

• वरान्: excellent
• वरान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; agrees with भोगान्

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक); 'as long as/until'

• आ: up to
• आ: Avadhi (अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधि-निर्देशक); used with यावत् to mark limit 'up to'

• भूत-संप्लवम्: the (cosmic) deluge
• भूत-संप्लवम्: Avadhi (अवधि/सीमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + संप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'भूतानां संप्लवः' (cosmic deluge of beings) as limit object with यावत्-आ

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Uttara-Bhaga mahatmya discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It states the phala (result) of a meritorious act described in the chapter: complete release from sins (pāpa-kṣaya) and attainment of Śiva-loka, with continued enjoyment of that merit’s fruits up to cosmic dissolution.

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

By linking purification from sin with reaching a divine realm (Śiva-loka), it implies that reverent sacred practice—typically involving worship, pilgrimage, or vrata—yields both inner purification and divine proximity, a common bhakti-oriented promise in mahatmya sections.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; it functions as a results-statement (phala-śruti) emphasizing karma-phala: purified conduct and sacred observance leading to higher loka attainment.