Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

नारायणश्च क्रमशः परमेष्ठ्यादिभिर्युताः । परमेष्ठिपुमांच्छौ चविश्वनिवृत्तिसर्वकाः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

nārāyaṇaśca kramaśaḥ parameṣṭhyādibhiryutāḥ | parameṣṭhipumāṃcchau caviśvanivṛttisarvakāḥ || 19 ||

Translation

आणि नारायणाचे वर्णन क्रमाने ‘परमेष्ठी’ इत्यादी पदांसह केले आहे. तसेच ‘परमेष्ठी’ व ‘पुमान्’ इत्यादी संज्ञाही सांगितल्या आहेत—या सर्व विश्वनिवृत्ती (प्रपंचलय) दर्शविणाऱ्या व सर्वात्मक परम-तत्त्वाचे वाचक आहेत॥१९॥

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• क्रमशः: in order, successively
• क्रमशः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमशः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (successively)

• परमेष्ठि-आदिभिः: with Parameṣṭhi and others
• परमेष्ठि-आदिभिः: सहकारक (Sahakāraka/Association; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; ‘with Parameṣṭhi and others’

• युताः: joined/associated
• युताः: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) ‘युक्त’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; nominative plural (agreeing with implied plural deities)

• परमेष्ठि-पुमान्: Parameṣṭhi (the supreme person)
• परमेष्ठि-पुमान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेष्ठि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुमान्/पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular; ‘Parameṣṭhi who is the Person’ (appositional)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (and)

• विश्व-निवृत्ति-सर्वकाः: those connected with universal withdrawal/cessation (etc.)
• विश्व-निवृत्ति-सर्वकाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + निवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; nominative plural; बहुवचन-विशेषण (those whose function is universal withdrawal/cessation etc.)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-style enumeration, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Parameshthi
• Puman

FAQs

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

It frames multiple exalted titles (like Nārāyaṇa, Parameṣṭhī, and Pumān) as pointers to one supreme reality that both contains the cosmos and brings it to withdrawal (nivṛtti), guiding the seeker from names to the One indicated by them.

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

By identifying Nārāyaṇa as the all-inclusive principle behind cosmic manifestation and withdrawal, it supports bhakti as devotion to the Supreme Person beyond limited roles—worship that culminates in detachment and return (nivṛtti) to Him.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a Vedāṅga-like method of precise terminology and ordered listing (kramaśaḥ), useful for correct interpretation and recitation—linking names (saṃjñā) to their doctrinal meaning in cosmology and liberation teaching.