Padma Purana — Srishti Khanda, Shloka 142

Rudra’s Removal of Brahmahatyā; Kapālamocana and Avimukta Māhātmya; Origins of Nara and Karṇa

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Devanagari script

नारायणं वीतमलं पुराणं परात्परं विष्णुमपारपारम् । पुरातनं नीतिमतां प्रधानं धृतिक्षमाशांतिपरं क्षितीशम्

Transliteration

nārāyaṇaṃ vītamalaṃ purāṇaṃ parātparaṃ viṣṇumapārapāram | purātanaṃ nītimatāṃ pradhānaṃ dhṛtikṣamāśāṃtiparaṃ kṣitīśam

Translation

ຂ້າພະເຈົ້ານອບນ້ອມຕໍ່ພຣະນາຣາຍະນະ—ຜູ້ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນ ແລະເກົ່າແກ່ດັ້ງເດີມ; ພຣະວິດສະນຸ ຜູ້ຢູ່ເຫນືອກວ່າສູງສຸດ, ບໍ່ມີຂອບເຂດ ແລະເກີນກວ່າທຸກຂີດຈໍາກັດ; ພຣະອົງເປັນອົງໂບຣານ, ເປັນປະທານໃນຫມູ່ຜູ້ມີນິຕິທໍາ; ຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ, ຄວາມອົດກັ້ນ ແລະສັນຕິເປັນສະພາວະ—ຈອມອະທິປະໄຕແຫ່ງພື້ນດິນ।

Word by Word

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वीतमलम्: free from impurity
• वीतमलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत + मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'gone (is) impurity' → 'free from impurity'

• पुराणम्: ancient
• पुराणम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• परात्परम्: beyond the highest
• परात्परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परात् + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अपारपारम्: endless, without further shore
• अपारपारम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपार + पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'whose far shore is not (found)'

• पुरातनम्: very ancient
• पुरातनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• नीतिमताम्: of the virtuous
• नीतिमताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; 'of the righteous/ethical (people)'

• प्रधानम्: chief
• प्रधानम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• धृतिक्षमाशान्तिपरम्: devoted to fortitude, forgiveness, and peace
• धृतिक्षमाशान्तिपरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृति + क्षमा + शान्ति + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'devoted to/abounding in steadfastness, forgiveness, peace'

• क्षितीशम्: Lord of the earth
• क्षितीशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षितीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: क्षिति (earth) + ईश (lord)

Speaker

Narrator/authorial voice (invocatory praise)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विष्णुमपारपारम् → विष्णुम् + अपारपारम्; परात्परं → परात् + परम्.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the main theological message of this verse?

It presents Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu as the supreme, limitless reality—pure, ancient, and beyond comparison—while also emphasizing divine sovereignty and moral perfection.

How does this verse connect devotion (bhakti) with ethics (dharma)?

By praising Viṣṇu as the foremost among the righteous and as embodying steadfastness, forgiveness, and peace, it frames devotion as aligned with cultivating these virtues.

Does this verse describe sacred geography or tīrthas?

No; it is primarily an invocatory eulogy (stuti) establishing Viṣṇu’s supremacy and qualities rather than detailing places or pilgrimage sites.