Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam

The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

पुनर्युगान्तपर्य्यन्तं धर्म्मं सर्वं समाचरन् । मन्मूर्तिध्याननिरतः परं निर्वाणमाप्स्यसि ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

punaryugāntaparyyantaṃ dharmmaṃ sarvaṃ samācaran | manmūrtidhyānanirataḥ paraṃ nirvāṇamāpsyasi || 78 ||

Translation

യുഗാന്തം വരെ പുനഃപുനഃ സർവ്വധർമ്മവും ആചരിച്ച്, എന്റെ മൂർത്തിധ്യാനത്തിൽ നിരതനായി ഇരുന്നാൽ, നീ പരമ നിർവാണം പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again/then
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: again/then)

• युगान्तपर्यन्तम्: up to the end of the yuga
• युगान्तपर्यन्तम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: युग-अन्त-पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक; युग + अन्त + पर्यन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; काल-सीमा (up to the end of the age)

• धर्मम्: dharma/righteous duty
• धर्मम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative singular)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Accusative singular; adjective)

• समाचरन्: practicing/observing
• समाचरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (Masculine, Nominative singular; ‘while practicing’)

• मत्-मूर्ति-ध्यान-निरतः: devoted to meditating on my form
• मत्-मूर्ति-ध्यान-निरतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्-मूर्ति-ध्यान-निरत (प्रातिपदिक; मत् + मूर्ति + ध्यान + निरत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; devoted to meditation on my form)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative singular; adjective)

• निर्वाणम्: liberation/nirvāṇa
• निर्वाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• आप्स्यसि: you will attain
• आप्स्यसि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Vishnu (the Lord speaking as 'I')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents a twofold soteriology: sustained dharma (right conduct) through life and unwavering meditation on the Lord’s form, culminating in para-nirvāṇa—final liberation beyond worldly bondage.

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

Bhakti is expressed as continuous man-mūrti-dhyāna—loving, focused contemplation of the Lord’s personal form—shown here as the direct inner discipline that ripens dharma into moksha.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is disciplined daily adherence to dharma (ācāra) supported by steady dhyāna, which is the applied method emphasized.