Shloka 31

Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna

Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva

Devanagari script

गन्धमादनवासाय नरनारायणाय च । जगन्नाथाय नाथाय नमो रामेश्वराय च ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

gandhamādanavāsāya naranārāyaṇāya ca | jagannāthāya nāthāya namo rāmeśvarāya ca || 31 ||

Translation

ଗନ୍ଧମାଦନରେ ବାସ କରୁଥିବା ନର-ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର। ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ, ସର୍ବନାଥ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର; ରାମେଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ନମସ୍କାର॥

Word by Word

• गन्धमादन-वासाय: to the dweller in Gandhamadana (mountain)
• गन्धमादन-वासाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन (प्रातिपदिक) + वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—गन्धमादने वासः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• नर-नारायणाय: to Nara-Narayana
• नर-नारायणाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—नरश्च नारायणश्च (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व, एकवचन-समाहार/देवता-नाम)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जगत्-नाथाय: to the Lord of the world
• जगत्-नाथाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—जगतः नाथः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नाथाय: to the Lord
• नाथाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• नमो: salutation
• नमो: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Salutation/नमस्कार-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (indeclinable salutation form, 'namo' before vowel)

• राम-ईश्वराय: to Rameshvara (Lord of Rama)
• राम-ईश्वराय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—रामस्य ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana dialogue/tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Devotion turns pilgrimage-minded: from the Himalayan Gandhamādana abode of Nara-Nārāyaṇa to the universal lordship of Jagannātha and finally to the sanctity of Rāmeśvara."}

Characters & Entities

• Nara-Narayana
• Vishnu
• Jagannatha
• Rameshvara
• Gandhamadana

FAQs

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

It functions as a concise stotra-like salutation that sanctifies pilgrimage discourse by invoking divinity as present in famed sacred geographies—Gandhamādana (Nara-Nārāyaṇa), Jagannātha (universal Lord), and Rāmeśvara (tīrtha of Śiva connected with Rāma).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa and namaskāra—remembering and bowing to the Lord in His revered forms and seats—showing that devotion is strengthened by reverential recollection of tīrthas and their presiding deities.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ritual devotion—recitation of salutations (stotra/namaskāra) as a preparatory act aligned with tīrtha-yātrā and worship.