Shloka 52

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा नरोंऽजलिं कृत्वा दंडवत्प्रणिपत्य च । अश्वमेधसहस्राणां फलं प्राप्नोति मोहिनि ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā naroṃ'jaliṃ kṛtvā daṃḍavatpraṇipatya ca | aśvamedhasahasrāṇāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mohini || 52 ||

Translation

ໂອ ໂມຫິນີ, ຜູ້ໃດເຫັນພຣະສະຖິດອັນສັກສິດນີ້ ແລ້ວປະນົມມື ແລະກົ້ມກາບແບບດັນດະວັດ (ນອນຮາບດັ່ງໄມ້ທ່ອນ) ຍ່ອມໄດ້ບຸນຜົນເທົ່າກັບອັດສະວະເມດະພັນຄັ້ງ।

Word by Word

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

नरःa man

अञ्जलिम्joined palms (añjali)

कृत्वाhaving made

दण्डवत्prostrate (like a staff)

प्रणिपत्यhaving bowed/prostrated

चand

अश्वमेध-सहस्राणाम्of thousands of Aśvamedha sacrifices

फलम्the fruit/result

प्राप्नोतिattains

मोहिनिO enchantress (Mohinī)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in Uttara-Bhaga mahatmya narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

Mohini

Ashvamedha

FAQs

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

It teaches that humble acts—darśana, añjali, and daṇḍavat-praṇāma—can yield extraordinary merit, equated here with a thousand Aśvamedhas, highlighting the Purāṇic emphasis on accessible devotion within tirtha-mahātmya.

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

Bhakti is shown as embodied reverence: seeing the sacred, folding hands, and full prostration. The verse elevates sincere surrender over complex ritual capacity, a hallmark of Purāṇic devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied through prescribed gestures of worship—añjali and daṇḍavat-praṇāma—presented as valid dhārmic observances that generate punya even without elaborate śrauta rites.