Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

आवयोग्राहणे यत्तानृचुः कृष्णपरायणाः ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

āvayogrāhaṇe yattānṛcuḥ kṛṣṇaparāyaṇāḥ || 57 ||

Translation

അധ്യയനവും ഗ്രഹണവും നടക്കുന്ന സമയത്ത് കൃഷ്ണപരായണ ഭക്തർ ആ ഋക്‌മന്ത്രങ്ങളെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ജപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन)

• grāhaṇe: in the seizing/arresting
• grāhaṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: grāhaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yat: which (act/thing)
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (यद्), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); correlates with an understood tat

• tān: them
• tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ṛcuḥ: they said
• ṛcuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇāḥ: devoted to Krishna
• kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: kṛṣṇe parāyaṇāḥ (devoted to Kṛṣṇa)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers, narrating the devotional-Vedic setting)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It links Vedic learning and chanting (ṛk-recitation) with single-pointed devotion to Kṛṣṇa, showing that sacred knowledge becomes spiritually fruitful when received and practiced with bhakti.

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

By describing the chanters as kṛṣṇa-parāyaṇa, the verse implies that even Vedic acts like mantra-grahaṇa and recitation are to be performed with Kṛṣṇa as the supreme refuge and goal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical focus is on correct reception/learning (grahaṇa) and recitation of ṛk-verses—pointing to disciplined oral transmission associated with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (proper linguistic form) in practice.