Shloka 27

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा तेनैव संचिंत्य तदा भूपाल दर्शनम् । कुरु तत्प्रतिमां दिव्यां जहिचिंतां विमोहिनीम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā tenaiva saṃciṃtya tadā bhūpāla darśanam | kuru tatpratimāṃ divyāṃ jahiciṃtāṃ vimohinīm || 27 ||

Translation

അത് കണ്ടിട്ട് അതേവിധം രാജദർശനം മനസ്സിൽ ധ്യാനിക്കുക. അവന്റെ ദിവ്യ പ്രതിമ നിർമ്മിച്ച്, മോഹിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ചിന്തയെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുക.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• तेन: by that/with that
• तेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• संचिन्त्य: having considered
• संचिन्त्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having reflected/considered’

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• भूपाल: O king
• भूपाल: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/8th case), एकवचन; Addressing the king

• दर्शनम्: a vision/appearance
• दर्शनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; here as object ‘a vision/appearance’

• कुरु: make/do
• कुरु: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative 2nd sg

• तत्-प्रतिमाम्: an image of that
• तत्-प्रतिमाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रतिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of that’ + ‘image’)

• दिव्याम्: divine
• दिव्याम्: कर्म (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; qualifies ‘प्रतिमाम्’

• जहि: destroy/remove
• जहि: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative 2nd sg

• चिन्ताम्: worry/anxiety
• चिन्ताम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• विमोहिनीम्: bewildering/deluding
• विमोहिनीम्: कर्म (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular; qualifies ‘चिन्ताम्’

Speaker

Narada (instructional voice within Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhupala (the king)

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred vision (darśana) must be stabilized through mindful contemplation (saṃcintana) and expressed as a pure, devotional form (pratimā), while abandoning moha-producing anxiety that disrupts spiritual clarity.

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

Bhakti here is shown as steady remembrance and reverent representation—holding the object of devotion clearly in mind and heart, and rejecting distracting mental agitation that weakens single-pointed devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse aligns most with ritual-practice principles (kalpa-like discipline): correct mental preparation for worship—forming a pratima with focused bhāvanā and removing mental confusion—rather than technical astrology or grammar.