Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

येन केनाप्युपायेन हरिपूजापरायणाः । प्रयान्ति परमं स्थानमिति प्राहुर्महर्षयः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

yena kenāpyupāyena haripūjāparāyaṇāḥ | prayānti paramaṃ sthānamiti prāhurmaharṣayaḥ || 13 ||

Translation

ଯେକୌଣସି ଉପାୟରେ ହରିପୂଜାରେ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପରାୟଣ ଭକ୍ତମାନେ ପରମ ଧାମକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି—ଏହିପରି ମହର୍ଷିମାନେ କହିଛନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (instrumental singular)

• केन: by what
• केन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; interrogative/pronominal (instrumental singular)

• अपि: even/any
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/indefiniteness with pronoun

• उपायेन: by a means/method
• उपायेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन

• हरि-पूजा-परायणाः: those devoted to worship of Hari
• हरि-पूजा-परायणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन; समासः—हरिपूजा-परायण = हरिपूजायां परायणः (locative-tatpurusha sense), adjective qualifying implied people

• प्रयान्ति: go/attain
• प्रयान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies स्थानम्)

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/quotative particle

• प्राहुः: said/declared
• प्राहुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्ष/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that sincere, single-pointed devotion to Hari (Vishnu) is the decisive factor for reaching the supreme state, rather than the exclusivity of one rigid technique.

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

Bhakti is presented as an accessible path: if one is truly dedicated to Haripūjā, any appropriate method—suited to one’s capacity—can culminate in attaining Vishnu’s highest abode.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the primacy of devotional practice (pūjā/upāsanā) over technical complexity.