Shloka 7

Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy

Devanagari script

स्पृष्ट्वा स्वर्गं गमिष्यंति विष्णुभक्ताः समाहिताः । यस्त्विमां प्रतिमां पश्येन्माधवाख्यां शशिप्रभाम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

spṛṣṭvā svargaṃ gamiṣyaṃti viṣṇubhaktāḥ samāhitāḥ | yastvimāṃ pratimāṃ paśyenmādhavākhyāṃ śaśiprabhām || 7 ||

Translation

ಆ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ಪರ್ಶಿಸಿದ ಏಕಾಗ್ರ ವಿಷ್ಣುಭಕ್ತರು ನಿಸ್ಸಂದೇಹವಾಗಿ ಸ್ವರ್ಗವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಚಂದ್ರಪ್ರಭೆಯಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುವ ‘ಮಾಧವ’ ಎಂಬ ಆ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಯಾರು ದರ್ಶನಮಾಡಿದರೂ ಅವನಿಗೂ ಆ ಪುಣ್ಯ ಲಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• स्पृष्ट्वा: having touched/reached
• स्पृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु) → स्पृष्ट्वा (कृदन्त, त्वा-प्रत्यय; अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having touched/after reaching’

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; object of motion

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go
• गमिष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णु-भक्ताः: devotees of Viṣṇu
• विष्णु-भक्ताः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + भक्त (कृदन्त; भज् धातु → भक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘विष्णोः भक्ताः’

• समाहिताः: composed/concentrated
• समाहिताः: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) → समाहित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘collected, concentrated’

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘who’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष-निपात; ‘but/indeed’

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative ‘this’ (qualifying प्रतिमाम्)

• प्रतिमाम्: image/idol
• प्रतिमाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पश्येत्: should see/behold
• पश्येत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्/दृश् (धातु; √पश्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should see’

• माधव-आख्याम्: named Mādhava
• माधव-आख्याम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माधव + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘माधव-नाम्नीम्’ (named Mādhava) qualifying प्रतिमाम्

• शशि-प्रभाम्: moon-bright
• शशि-प्रभाम्: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शशि + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘शशेः प्रभा इव’ (moon-lustrous) qualifying प्रतिमाम्

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Madhava

FAQs

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

It teaches that contact (touch) and darśana (beholding) of the Mādhava (Viṣṇu) image, when done with a focused devotional mind, grants powerful merit culminating in attainment of svarga.

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

Bhakti is presented as embodied practice: a devotee’s inner concentration (samāhita) is expressed through reverent interaction with Viṣṇu’s pratimā—touching and seeing—showing that devotion is both mental and ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily reflects ritual application (arcana and darśana within tirtha-mahātmya) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it implies correct worship-procedure and purity of intent as the practical takeaway.