Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

स्वभावसुन्दरांगाय नानाशक्त्याश्रयाय ते । भूषणानि विचित्राणि कल्पयाम्यमरार्चित ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

svabhāvasundarāṃgāya nānāśaktyāśrayāya te | bhūṣaṇāni vicitrāṇi kalpayāmyamarārcita || 58 ||

Translation

സ്വഭാവതഃ സുന്ദരാംഗനായ, നാനാശക്തികളുടെ ആശ്രയമായ, അമരന്മാർ ആരാധിക്കുന്ന പ്രഭോ! നിനക്കായി ഞാൻ വിചിത്രമായ ആഭരണങ്ങൾ ഒരുക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• svabhāva-sundara-aṅgāya: to you of naturally beautiful limbs
• svabhāva-sundara-aṅgāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + sundara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘to (you) whose limbs are beautiful by nature’

• nānā-śakti-āśrayāya: to the abode of many powers
• nānā-śakti-āśrayāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘to the support/abode of many powers’

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी, एकवचन; here dative sense ‘to you’

• bhūṣaṇāni: ornaments
• bhūṣaṇāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• vicitrāṇi: variegated, wonderful
• vicitrāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, बहुवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; agrees with भūṣaṇāni

• kalpayāmi: I prepare
• kalpayāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kḷp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I arrange/prepare’

• amara-arcita: O worshipped by the gods
• amara-arcita: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक) + arcita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त from √arc)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; ‘O (one) worshipped by the immortals’

Speaker

Narada (devotional voice within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Amaras (Devas)
• Vishnu (implied as the Deva-worshipped Lord)

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Lord is intrinsically perfect and beautiful, yet the devotee’s loving intention expresses itself through offerings—here, the symbolic act of adorning Him with wondrous ornaments.

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

Bhakti is shown as personal, affectionate service (sevā): the devotee addresses the Lord as the refuge of all powers and offers crafted adornments, transforming ritual into intimate devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual application—proper upacāras (services) in pūjā such as alaṅkāra (adornment)—a practical dimension aligned with kalpa/ritual procedure rather than abstract doctrine.