Shloka 10

Kāmodākhyāna

Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place

Devanagari script

स तत्र भावगम्यो वै विष्णुः सर्वगतो महान् । अनयापि तया नित्यं वर्तते तत्समीपतः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

sa tatra bhāvagamyo vai viṣṇuḥ sarvagato mahān | anayāpi tayā nityaṃ vartate tatsamīpataḥ || 10 ||

Translation

ທີ່ນັ້ນ ພຣະວິສນຸຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ຜູ້ສະຫຼາຍຢູ່ທົ່ວທຸກແຫ່ງ ສາມາດເຂົ້າເຖິງໄດ້ດ້ວຍພັກຕິຈາກໃຈ. ແລະໂດຍນາງນັ້ນເອງ ພຣະອົງກໍຢູ່ໃກ້ບ່ອນນັ້ນຕະຫຼອດໄປ.

Word by Word

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• भाव-गम्यः: attainable/knowable by devotion (inner feeling)
• भाव-गम्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक) + गम्य (गम् धातु से, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of विष्णुः)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्व-गतः: all-pervading
• सर्व-गतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम् धातु से क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of विष्णुः)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• अनया: by/with her
• अनया: Karana/Saha (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तया: by/with her
• तया: Karana/Saha (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नित्यं: always
• नित्यं: Kala/Prakarana (काल/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• वर्तते: abides/remains
• वर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्-समीपतः: near her/near that (place/person)
• तत्-समीपतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + समीप (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (from/at the vicinity of that)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/mahatmya narration; dialogue-tradition with Sanatkumara context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It states that Viṣṇu, though all-pervading, becomes directly accessible where sincere bhāva (devotional feeling) is present, and that his living presence is experienced as abiding near such a sacred locus.

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

Bhakti here is framed as bhāva-gamya—God is approached not merely by external acts but by inner devotion; when that devotion is steady, Viṣṇu’s nearness (sannidhya) is continually realized.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—cultivating bhāva alongside tirtha-oriented practice (snāna, darśana, japa) so the ritual becomes inwardly effective.