Shloka 81

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

श्रृणुष्व नरसिंहस्य प्रभावं विधिनंदिनि । अजितस्याप्रमेयस्य भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदस्य च ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

śrṛṇuṣva narasiṃhasya prabhāvaṃ vidhinaṃdini | ajitasyāprameyasya bhuktimuktipradasya ca || 81 ||

Translation

ഹേ വിധിയുടെ (ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ) പ്രിയ പുത്രി, നരസിംഹന്റെ മഹിമ കേൾക്കുക—അജിതനും അപ്രമേയനും ആയ പ്രഭു, ഭുക്തിയും മുക്തിയും ഇരണ്ടും നൽകുന്നവൻ।

Word by Word

• śṛṇuṣva: listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• narasiṃhasya: of Narasiṃha
• narasiṃhasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (नर-सिंहः)

• prabhāvam: power, majesty
• prabhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• vidhi-nandini: O daughter/delight of Brahmā (Vidhi)
• vidhi-nandini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + nandinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative/8th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vidheḥ nandinī)

• ajitasya: of the Unconquered One
• ajitasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• aprameyasya: of the immeasurable
• aprameyasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aprameya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhukti-mukti-pradasya: of the giver of enjoyment and liberation
• bhukti-mukti-pradasya: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhukti (प्रातिपदिक) + mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—द्वन्द्व (bhukti+mukti) + तत्पुरुष (bhukti-mukti-pradaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vishnu
• Brahma (Vidhi)

FAQs

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

It frames Narasiṃha as the supreme, unconquered and immeasurable Lord whose grace spans both aims of life—earthly well-being (bhukti) and liberation (mukti)—making devotion to Him a complete spiritual refuge.

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

By inviting attentive hearing (śṛṇuṣva) of the Lord’s prabhāva, it emphasizes śravaṇa (devotional listening) as a key bhakti practice, directing the mind to Narasiṃha’s divine attributes and saving power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the bhakti-sādhana of śravaṇa—systematic listening to māhātmyas/stotras as a devotional discipline.