Shloka 34

Devanagari script

सर्वोपभोगसहिते वासः कस्य न रोचते । श्रेष्ठत्वं तस्य देवस्य किं चान्यदधिकं ततः ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

sarvopabhogasahite vāsaḥ kasya na rocate | śreṣṭhatvaṃ tasya devasya kiṃ cānyadadhikaṃ tataḥ || 34 ||

Translation

ସମସ୍ତ ଉପଭୋଗସହିତ ନିବାସ କାହାକୁ ଭଲ ନଲାଗିବ? ଏହାଦ୍ୱାରା ସେ ଦେବଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠତା ସିଦ୍ଧ; ଏଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ କ’ଣ?

Word by Word

• सर्वोपभोगसहिते: with all enjoyments
• सर्वोपभोगसहिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + उपभोग + सहित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Loc), एकवचन; ‘सहित’ (क्त) = ‘endowed/with’; विशेषण वासः (locative of circumstance: ‘in/with’)

• वासः: dwelling/residence
• वासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन

• कस्य: of whom / for whom
• कस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• रोचते: pleases/is liked
• रोचते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)

• श्रेष्ठत्वम्: supremacy/excellence
• श्रेष्ठत्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेष्ठत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन

• देवस्य: of the god
• देवस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थ (interrogative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अन्वर्थक अव्यय (and/also)

• अन्यत्: anything else
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• अधिकम्: greater/more
• अधिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies अन्यत्)

• ततः: than that / beyond that
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘than that/from that’)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Begins with human delight in ‘all enjoyments,’ then pivots to reverent recognition of the deity’s unsurpassed greatness."}

FAQs

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

It argues that a deity’s greatness can be recognized through the complete well-being and fulfilling refuge associated with that deity—symbolizing divine protection, abundance, and auspiciousness.

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

By highlighting how the divine becomes a ‘dwelling’ of all blessings, it encourages devotion rooted in trusting the deity as the supreme refuge (śaraṇāgati) who provides both worldly support and spiritual assurance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the takeaway is evaluative—using observable auspicious results (prosperity, protection, comfort) as a puranic criterion for praising a deity’s śreṣṭhatva.