Shloka 76

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

हाटकेश्वरपूजातः पूर्यंते सर्वकामनाः । नारदेशार्चको भक्तिं लभेद्विष्णौ च शंकरे ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

hāṭakeśvarapūjātaḥ pūryaṃte sarvakāmanāḥ | nāradeśārcako bhaktiṃ labhedviṣṇau ca śaṃkare || 76 ||

Translation

ਹਾਟਕੇਸ਼ਵਰ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਨਾਲ ਸਭ ਇੱਛਾਵਾਂ ਪੂਰੀਆਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ। ਅਤੇ ਨਾਰਦ-ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋ ਅਰਚਨਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਹ ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ੰਕਰ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਗਤੀ ਪਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• हाटकेश्वरपूजातः: from (by means of) the worship of Hāṭakeśvara
• हाटकेश्वरपूजातः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हाटक-ईश्वर-पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हाटकेश्वरस्य पूजा) + तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थ पञ्चमी: ‘from/through the worship’

• पूर्यन्ते: are fulfilled
• पूर्यन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘are fulfilled’

• सर्वकामनाः: all desires
• सर्वकामनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-कामना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाः कामनाः)

• नारदेशार्चकः: worshipper of Nāradeśa
• नारदेशार्चकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद-ईश-अर्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नारदेशस्य अर्चकः)

• भक्तिम्: devotion
• भक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद: ‘may obtain/should obtain’

• विष्णौ: in/for Viṣṇu
• विष्णौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शंकरे: in/for Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शंकरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hāṭakeśvara
• Narada
• Vishnu
• Shankara

FAQs

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

It presents Hāṭakeśvara worship as a powerful tirtha-based practice that grants both worldly fulfillment (desired aims) and a higher fruit—steady devotion.

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

It teaches that sincere worship in a sacred tirtha context can culminate in bhakti that embraces both Viṣṇu and Śaṅkara, emphasizing devotional maturity beyond sectarian division.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa/ācāra): the verse highlights pūjā as a structured act of worship at a tirtha, where correct observance is linked with specific spiritual results (phala).