Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers

Devanagari script

ततः प्रसन्नो भगवान्कर्मणा मम मानद । देवावसथसंस्कारसंज्ञितेन कृतेन नः ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ prasanno bhagavānkarmaṇā mama mānada | devāvasathasaṃskārasaṃjñitena kṛtena naḥ || 53 ||

Translation

ഹേ മാനദാ! അപ്പോൾ ‘ദേവാവസഥ-സംസ്കാരം’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഞങ്ങളുടെ കൃത്യത്താൽ—എന്റെ ആ കര്‍മം മൂലം—ഭഗവാൻ പ്രസന്നനായി.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (ablatival/temporal adverb)

• प्रसन्नः: pleased
• प्रसन्नः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कर्मणा: by (that) act
• कर्मणा: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मानद: O giver of honor
• मानद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• देव-अवसथ-संस्कार-संज्ञितेन: by (the rite) called ‘devāvasatha-saṃskāra’
• देव-अवसथ-संस्कार-संज्ञितेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + अवसथ (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + संज्ञित (कृदन्त; √ज्ञा + सम्)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवावसथसंस्कार इति संज्ञितेन = by that which is called ‘devāvasatha-saṃskāra’)

• कृतेन: performed
• कृतेन: Karana (करण/Instrument; with कर्मणा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्मणा सह विशेषण (done/performed)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (enclitic)

Speaker

Narada (narrating to Sanatkumara / the Kumara sages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavan (Vishnu/Hari implied)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that Bhagavan is pleased when sacred rites (saṃskāras) are performed correctly and with devotion—here, the consecration connected to establishing a divine abode.

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

Bhakti is expressed through reverent action: serving the Lord by preparing and sanctifying a space for divine presence (deva-āvasatha) becomes an offering that invites grace (prasāda).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Kalpa (ritual procedure) and related saṃskāra-vidhi—how consecratory acts and correct performance of rites are integral to Purāṇic worship practice.