Shloka 74

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

भक्त्या दृष्ट्वा तु तं देवं प्रणम्य नृहरिं शुभे । मुच्यते पातकैर्मर्त्यः समस्तैर्नात्र संशयः ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

bhaktyā dṛṣṭvā tu taṃ devaṃ praṇamya nṛhariṃ śubhe | mucyate pātakairmartyaḥ samastairnātra saṃśayaḥ || 74 ||

Translation

ହେ ଶୁଭେ! ଭକ୍ତିରେ ସେଇ ଦେବ ନୃହରିଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ତାଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କଲେ ମର୍ତ୍ୟ ସମସ୍ତ ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (but/indeed)

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: कर्म (Object; apposition to तम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रणम्य: having bowed (to)
• प्रणम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• नृहरिम्: Nṛhari (Man-Lion Lord)
• नृहरिम्: कर्म (Object; apposition to तम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: नृ (man) + हरि (lion/Vishnu)

• शुभे: in auspicious (circumstances)
• शुभे: अधिकरण (Locative setting)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular); संबोधनार्थे/स्थानवाचक (in auspicious [time/place])

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• पातकैः: by/ from sins
• पातकैः: करण (Instrument; from sins)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

• समस्तैः: all (entire)
• समस्तैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); पातकैः इति विशेषण (qualifying pātakaiḥ)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: अधिकरण (Locative adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: कर्ता (Subject; of implied 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Devotional darśana (seeing) and praṇāma culminate in assurance of complete sin-release."}

Characters & Entities

• Nṛhari (Narasimha)
• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It asserts the purificatory power of Nṛsiṃha-darśana and namaskāra performed with bhakti: sincere devotional seeing and prostration are said to destroy all pātakas (sins).

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

Bhakti is presented as the decisive inner condition: mere contact is not emphasized—rather, seeing the Lord with devotion and bowing in surrender becomes the means for inner cleansing and spiritual uplift.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is ritual praxis (namaskāra and darśana) empowered by bhakti, a common Purāṇic principle used in tīrtha-mahātmyas.