Shloka 41

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

बभूव नृपतिः श्रीमानिंद्रद्युम्न इति श्रुतः । सत्यवादी शुचिर्दक्षः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

babhūva nṛpatiḥ śrīmāniṃdradyumna iti śrutaḥ | satyavādī śucirdakṣaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ || 41 ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ଜଣେ ଶ୍ରୀମାନ ନୃପତି ଜନ୍ମିଲେ—ସତ୍ୟବାଦୀ, ଶୁଚି, ଦକ୍ଷ, ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ଶସ୍ତ୍ରଧାରୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ।

Word by Word

• बभूव: became/was
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• नृपतिः: a king
• नृपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रीमान्: prosperous/glorious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘नृपतिः’)

• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Indradyumna
• इन्द्रद्युम्नः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name), तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रस्य द्युम्नः/द्युम्नम्)

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

• श्रुतः: known/heard (as)
• श्रुतः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• सत्यवादी: truth-speaking
• सत्यवादी: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सत्यं वदति)

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दक्षः: skilled/competent
• दक्षः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्व-शस्त्र-भृताम्: of all weapon-bearers/warriors
• सर्व-शस्त्र-भृताम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शस्त्र + भृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: शस्त्रं भृत् (weapon-bearer) + सर्व (all)

• वरः: the best/excellent one
• वरः: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya discourse to Sanatkumara and the Kumaras)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna

FAQs

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

It establishes Indradyumna as a dharmic ruler—truthful, pure, and disciplined—showing that inner virtue (satyavāda, śauca) is the foundation for tirtha-related merit and sacred outcomes in the Uttara-Bhaga narratives.

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

By praising truthfulness, purity, and competence, the verse presents the ethical ground on which Vishnu-bhakti and successful religious acts stand—devotion in the Purana is not separated from character and dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic discipline—truth (satya) and purity (śauca)—as prerequisites for effective ritual life and pilgrimage practice in Narada Purana rituals.