Shloka 134

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे मोहिनीवसुसंवादे पुरुषोत्तममाहात्म्ये पंचपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge mohinīvasusaṃvāde puruṣottamamāhātmye paṃcapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 55 ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ ഉത്തരഭാഗത്തിൽ മോഹിനീ–വസു സംവാദത്തിലെ ‘പുരുഷോത്തമമാഹാത്മ്യം’ എന്ന അമ്പത്തിയഞ്ചാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി ॥५५॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so (ends the section)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative/closure particle)

• श्री: revered; auspicious (honorific)
• श्री: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन-एकवचन (used as honorific prefix; indeclinable-like in usage)

• बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: in the latter part of the Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• बृहत्-नारदीय-पुराण-उत्तर-भागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (determinative): बृहन्नारदीयपुराणस्य उत्तरभागे

• मोहिनी-वसु-संवादे: in the dialogue of Mohinī and Vasu
• मोहिनी-वसु-संवादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + संवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः: मोहिन्याः वसोः च संवादे (dialogue between Mohinī and Vasu)

• पुरुषोत्तम-माहात्म्ये: in the section on the greatness of Puruṣottama
• पुरुषोत्तम-माहात्म्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः: पुरुषोत्तमस्य माहात्म्ये

• पंच-पंचाशत्तमः: fifty-fifth
• पंच-पंचाशत्तमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पंच (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पंचाशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तम (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (numerical compound) + तद्धित (ordinal): 55th

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/adhyāya-ending rubric)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Vasu
• Puruṣottama
• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching unit: it identifies the text (Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa), section (Uttara-bhāga), dialogue frame (Mohinī–Vasu), and topic (Puruṣottama-māhātmya), marking the completion of the chapter’s devotional-tīrtha teaching.

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

Indirectly: by naming the chapter as “Puruṣottama-māhātmya,” it frames the preceding material as centered on glorification of Puruṣottama (Vishnu), a core bhakti method in Purāṇic practice—hearing and reciting the Lord’s greatness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it is a structural rubric. Practically, it reflects Purāṇic anukramaṇikā-style organization—useful for citation, memorization, and accurate archival referencing of rituals/mahatmya passages.