Shloka 44

Devanagari script

तेषां मंत्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रयांति विधिबोधितम् । गोपीजनपदस्यांते वल्लभेति समुच्चरेत् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṃ maṃtraṃ pravakṣyāmi prayāṃti vidhibodhitam | gopījanapadasyāṃte vallabheti samuccaret || 44 ||

Translation

ບັດນີ້ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະປະກາດມັນຕຣາຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ ທີ່ໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າດໍາເນີນຕາມພິທີທີ່ກໍານົດ: ໃນທ້າຍຄໍາ «gopījanapada» ໃຫ້ເວົ້າ «vallabhā».

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will declare
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• प्रयान्ति: they go/attain
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• विधि-बोधितम्: instructed/indicated by rule
• विधि-बोधितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + बोधित (बुध्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle)

• गोपी-जन-पदस्य: of the region/settlement of the gopīs
• गोपी-जन-पदस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपी (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular)

• वल्लभा: (the word) “Vallabhā”
• वल्लभा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus/“...”,
• इति: Vacana-marker (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• समुच्चरेत्: should utter/recite
• समुच्चरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उच्चर् (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching the mantra-vidhi within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Moves from instructional clarity (mantra-vidhi) into affectionate devotion through the epithet “Vallabhā,” implying intimate belonging to the Lord."}

Characters & Entities

• Gopi
• Vallabha

FAQs

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

It preserves a precise mantra-instruction (vidhi) showing that spiritual efficacy is linked to correct formulation and pronunciation of the divine name within a prescribed sequence.

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

Bhakti is expressed here through nāma-ucchāraṇa—devotional utterance of a sacred epithet (“Vallabhā”), indicating that loving remembrance and correctly voiced divine names are central to the practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and Vyākaraṇa-style attention to word-composition—placing a specific word at the ‘end’ of another term—emphasizing exact chanting and linguistic order in ritual practice.