Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari

Devanagari script

बन्धुमत्वं धनाढ्यत्वं पुत्रवत्त्वं च सत्तम । विष्णुभक्तिमतां नॄणां भवेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

bandhumatvaṃ dhanāḍhyatvaṃ putravattvaṃ ca sattama | viṣṇubhaktimatāṃ nṝṇāṃ bhavejjanmani janmani || 66 ||

Translation

Wahai yang paling utama antara orang berbudi, bagi insan yang berbhakti kepada Vishnu, dari kelahiran ke kelahiran akan terbit: ramai sanak saudara, kekayaan besar, serta kurnia anak-anak.

Word by Word

• बन्धुमत्वम्: having relatives/kinsmen (kinship)
• बन्धुमत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धुमत्व (प्रातिपदिक; बन्धु + मतुप् + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (abstract noun)

• धनाढ्यत्वम्: wealthiness
• धनाढ्यत्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनाढ्यत्व (प्रातिपदिक; धन + आढ्य + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम

• पुत्रवत्त्वम्: having sons/children
• पुत्रवत्त्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रवत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक; पुत्र + वत् + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• सत्तम: O best of the good
• सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + तमप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण संबोधन

• विष्णुभक्तिमताम्: of those devoted to Vishnu
• विष्णुभक्तिमताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुभक्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक; विष्णु-भक्ति + मतुप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन; ‘विष्णौ भक्तिः यस्य’ इति मतुपन्त

• नॄणाम्: of men
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन

• भवेत्: may occur/come to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जन्मनि: in (each) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• जन्मनि: in birth (again and again)
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse states that Vishnu-bhakti is a merit-bearing (puṇya) spiritual force whose results are not limited to one lifetime; it supports auspicious worldly stability—family support, prosperity, and progeny—across repeated births.

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

It frames bhakti as both spiritually elevating and practically sustaining: devotion to Vishnu generates favorable life-conditions that help a devotee continue dharma and devotion consistently from life to life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the Purana’s phala-śruti style instruction that devotional discipline (bhakti) yields repeatable karmic auspiciousness.