Shloka 43

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā

Devanagari script

दृप्ता जन्मांतरसहा निर्भयाः सदसज्जनाः । ये प्रपन्ना महालक्ष्म्यां सखिभावं समाश्रिताः ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

dṛptā janmāṃtarasahā nirbhayāḥ sadasajjanāḥ | ye prapannā mahālakṣmyāṃ sakhibhāvaṃ samāśritāḥ || 43 ||

Translation

ଯେମାନେ ମହାଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀଙ୍କୁ ଶରଣ ନେଇ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସଖିଭାବ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରନ୍ତି, ସେମାନେ ଦୃପ୍ତ (ଆତ୍ମବିଶ୍ୱାସୀ), ଜନ୍ମାନ୍ତର ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସହନଶୀଳ, ନିର୍ଭୟ ଏବଂ ସଦା ସତ୍ସଙ୍ଗୀ ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• dṛptāḥ: the proud (ones)
• dṛptāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛpta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• janma-antara-sahāḥ: enduring through other births
• janma-antara-sahāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक) + saha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी/सप्तमी-भाव) sense: ‘janmāntareṣu sahāḥ’ (enduring across births); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; dṛptāḥ-viśeṣaṇa

• nirbhayāḥ: fearless
• nirbhayāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirbhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; dṛptāḥ-viśeṣaṇa

• sat-asat-janāḥ: good and bad people (virtuous and non-virtuous)
• sat-asat-janāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदik) + asat (प्रातिपदik) + jana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Dvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) ‘sat-janāḥ ca asat-janāḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ye: who (those who)
• ye: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; relative pronoun

• prapannāḥ: having taken refuge
• prapannāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pad (पद् धातु) + pra (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kṛdanta; bhūta-kṛdanta (past participle, क्त) ‘prapanna’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• mahā-lakṣmyām: in Mahālakṣmī
• mahā-lakṣmyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: ‘mahā’ + ‘lakṣmī’; Strīliṅga, Saptamī (सप्तमी/7th), Ekavacana

• sakhi-bhāvam: the attitude of friendship
• sakhi-bhāvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) ‘sakheḥ bhāvaḥ’; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• samāśritāḥ: have resorted to; have adopted
• samāśritāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śri (श्रि धातु) + sam-ā (उपसर्ग)
• Form: Kṛdanta; bhūta-kṛdanta (past participle, क्त) ‘samāśrita’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Mahalaksmi
• Laksmi

FAQs

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

It teaches that surrender (prapatti) to Mahālakṣmī, approached with an intimate devotional mood (sakhi-bhāva), transforms the devotee’s inner state—granting fearlessness, steadiness across lifetimes, and association with the virtuous.

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

Bhakti here is not merely formal worship; it is relational closeness. By taking refuge in Mahālakṣmī and cultivating sakhi-bhāva, the devotee’s faith becomes personal and steady, producing courage, moral uplift, and sustained spiritual resilience.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—śaraṇāgati and bhāva (inner attitude) as the operative method of worship.