Shloka 48

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

Devanagari script

नानाव्याधिशतावर्ते चलबुद्बुदसन्निभे । यतस्ते मतिरुत्पन्ना विष्णोराराधनाय वै ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

nānāvyādhiśatāvarte calabudbudasannibhe | yataste matirutpannā viṣṇorārādhanāya vai || 48 ||

Translation

നാനാവ്യാധികളുടെ നൂറുകണക്കിന് ചുഴികളുള്ള ഈ സംസാരത്തിൽ, ജീവൻ നടുങ്ങുന്ന ബുഭ്ബുദംപോലെ അസ്ഥിരമാണ്; എങ്കിലും നിന്റെ മതി ശ്രീവിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ ആരാധനയ്ക്കായി ഉദിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു—അതെത്രയും മംഗളം.

Word by Word

• nānā-vyādhi-śata-āvarte: in (that) whirlpool of countless diseases
• nānā-vyādhi-śata-āvarte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (प्रातिपदिक) + āvarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बहुपद): 'nānāvidha-vyādhi-śatānām āvartaḥ' (whirlpool of hundreds of various diseases); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• cala-budbuda-sannibhe: like fleeting bubbles
• cala-budbuda-sannibhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cala (प्रातिपदिक) + budbuda (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/उपमा: 'calāḥ budbudā iva' (like moving bubbles); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• yataḥ: since, because
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु-अव्यय (indeclinable of cause: 'because/since')

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया/षष्ठी-एकवचन रूप (enclitic): here षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; 'of you/your'

• matiḥ: intention, resolve
• matiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• utpannā: has arisen
• utpannā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-pad (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'arisen' (agreeing with matiḥ)

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• ārādhanāya: for worship
• ārādhanāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārādhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Nipāta (निपात/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अनुनासिक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis/indeed)

Speaker

Narada (instructional voice within the Uttara-Bhaga narration)

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 frames worldly life as fragile and disease-prone, and declares that turning one’s mind toward Viṣṇu-ārādhana is a genuinely auspicious, spiritually elevating shift.

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

Bhakti is presented as the right response to impermanence: recognizing life’s instability, the seeker stabilizes the mind by directing intention and worship toward Lord Viṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is inner discipline—forming firm resolve (mati) for regular Viṣṇu worship.