Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Pūrṇimā Pūrṇa-vratas: Dharmarāja-vrata, Vaṭa-Sāvitrī-vrata, and Gopadma-vrata

Devanagari script

सर्वशास्त्रविदे सप्तद्वीपभूमिप्रदः स वै । मोदते विष्णु लोके हि यावच्चन्द्रार्कतारकम् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

sarvaśāstravide saptadvīpabhūmipradaḥ sa vai | modate viṣṇu loke hi yāvaccandrārkatārakam || 7 ||

Translation

സകലശാസ്ത്രവിദനായവനു സപ്തദ്വീപഭൂമി ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ, ചന്ദ്രസൂര്യതാരകൾ നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത്രയും കാലം വിഷ്ണുലോകത്തിൽ ആനന്ദിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• सर्व-शास्त्र-विदे: to the knower of all śāstras
• सर्व-शास्त्र-विदे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘विद्’ = ‘जानन्/ज्ञाता’ (knower)

• सप्त-द्वीप-भूमि-प्रदः: giver of land with seven continents
• सप्त-द्वीप-भूमि-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/प्रमाणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णु-लोके: in Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णु-लोके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक (particle: for/indeed)

• यावत्-चन्द्र-अर्क-तारकम्: as long as the moon, sun, and stars (endure)
• यावत्-चन्द्र-अर्क-तारकम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + तारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; कालपर्यन्तवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: as long as)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers; verse states the phala/fruit of dāna)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares the fruit (phala) of a supreme act of charity—bhūmi-dāna—performed with discernment: the donor attains lasting joy in Viṣṇu’s realm, indicating dharma aligned with devotion culminates in divine proximity.

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

By linking a dharmic act (gift of land) to residence in Viṣṇuloka, the verse frames charity as an expression of Viṣṇu-centered devotion—karma offered in a sacred spirit becomes supportive of bhakti and its ultimate goal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes śāstra-vidyā as a qualification of the recipient—practical dharma requires scriptural discernment (śāstra-jñāna) to choose a worthy recipient and ensure the dāna yields its intended religious merit.