Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

लीलादंड हरिं यो वै भजते नित्यमादरात् । स सर्वैः पूज्यते लोकैस्तस्य गेहे स्थिरा रमा ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

līlādaṃḍa hariṃ yo vai bhajate nityamādarāt | sa sarvaiḥ pūjyate lokaistasya gehe sthirā ramā || 57 ||

Translation

ଯେ କେହି ଲୀଳାଦଣ୍ଡଧାରୀ ହରିଙ୍କୁ ନିତ୍ୟ ଆଦରସହିତ ଭଜନ କରେ, ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୂଜ୍ୟ ହୁଏ; ତାହାର ଘରେ ରମା (ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ) ସ୍ଥିର ରହନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• लीलादण्डम्: the play-stick
• लीलादण्डम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला (प्रातिपदिक) + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः — ‘līlā-stick’

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• भजते: worships/serves
• भजते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative): ‘always’

• आदरात्: out of reverence
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु—कारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/ablative) एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण: ‘out of reverence’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; लोकैः इति विशेषणम्

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• लोकैः: by people
• लोकैः: Kartr-karana (कर्ता-करण—agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध—षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• गेहे: in (his) house
• गेहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन

• स्थिरा: steady/abiding
• स्थिरा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; रमा इति विशेषणम्

• रमा: Lakṣmī (fortune)
• रमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue stream)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)
• Rama (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It presents nitya-bhakti (daily worship) of Hari as a dharmic practice whose inner fruit is divine favor—expressed outwardly as universal respect and inwardly as Lakṣmī’s stable presence in one’s home-life.

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

Bhakti here is defined by constancy (nityam) and reverence (ādarāt): not occasional praise, but steady, attentive worship. The verse frames devotion as both a spiritual discipline and a life-ordering practice that brings harmony and auspiciousness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical emphasis is on regulated daily observance (nitya-vidhi) and correct devotional discipline—an applied, rule-based approach aligned with Vedāṅga-style concern for proper practice, even though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly named in this verse.