Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 126

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

शिवसायुज्यमाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम् । पूजया रहितं विष्णुं योऽचयेदर्कवंशज ॥ १२६ ॥

Transliteration

śivasāyujyamāpnoti punarāvṛttivarjitam | pūjayā rahitaṃ viṣṇuṃ yo'cayedarkavaṃśaja || 126 ||

Translation

ഹേ അർക്കവംശജാ, വിധിപൂർവമായ പൂജയില്ലെങ്കിലും വിഷ്ണുവിനെ ഭക്തിയോടെ ആദരിച്ചു അർച്ചിക്കുന്നവൻ പുനരാവർത്തിയില്ലാത്ത ശിവസായുജ്യം (ശിവനോടുള്ള ഏകത്വം) പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• śiva-sāyujyam: union with Śiva
• śiva-sāyujyam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + sāyujya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (union with Śiva)

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• punarāvṛtti-varjitam: free from return (rebirth)
• punarāvṛtti-varjitam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: punar-āvṛtti + varjita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (devoid of return/rebirth)

• pūjayā: by worship
• pūjayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• rahitam: devoid (of)
• rahitam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• viṣṇum: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• acayet: should heap/offer
• acayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ci (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: आ-

• arkavaṃśaja: O descendant of the solar race
• arkavaṃśaja: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arka + vaṃśa + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (born in the solar lineage)

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching in dialogue to Nārada; addressing a Solar-dynasty listener as arkavaṃśaja)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere reverence to Viṣṇu is spiritually decisive: even without elaborate pūjā, it grants a liberating state described as Śiva-sāyujya, free from rebirth.

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

Bhakti is presented as accessible and effective—inner honoring (acana) of Viṣṇu can surpass external ritual complexity, culminating in mokṣa (punarāvṛtti-varjita).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual emphasis is minimized: the verse implies that correct intention and devotion can stand even when formal pūjā-vidhi is absent, pointing to a practical prioritization of bhakti over elaborate kalpa-style procedure.