Shloka 54
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
यत्फलं सर्ववेदेषु सर्वयज्ञेषु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति नरः कृष्णं प्रणम्य च ॥ ५४ ॥
yatphalaṃ sarvavedeṣu sarvayajñeṣu yatphalam | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti naraḥ kṛṣṇaṃ praṇamya ca || 54 ||
ಸರ್ವ ವೇದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದೊರೆಯುವ ಫಲವೂ, ಸರ್ವ ಯಜ್ಞಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದೊರೆಯುವ ಪುಣ್ಯವೂ—ಅದೇ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಕೇವಲ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಣಾಮ ಮಾಡಿ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a praise-of-Vishnu/Krishna context typical of Uttara-Bhaga Mahatmya passages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It asserts the Purana’s bhakti-centered principle: the highest Vedic merit (veda-phala and yajña-phala) is accessible through sincere devotion—here expressed as humble bowing (praṇāma) to Krishna.
Bhakti is presented as a direct, concentrated means to spiritual merit: instead of relying on extensive ritual performance, reverent surrender to Krishna grants the essence of those results.
The verse contrasts ritual action (yajña, governed by Kalpa/Vedāṅga) with its intended fruit (phala), teaching that devotion can confer the same phala even without elaborate ritual procedure.