Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

नमस्कुर्वन्भद्रमतिर्विष्णवे सर्वविष्णवे । सर्वेषां जगतां स्वस्ति भूयादित्यब्रवीदिदम् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

namaskurvanbhadramatirviṣṇave sarvaviṣṇave | sarveṣāṃ jagatāṃ svasti bhūyādityabravīdidam || 41 ||

Translation

Com intenção auspiciosa, ele se curvou em reverência a Viṣṇu—o Viṣṇu que tudo permeia—e disse: “Que o bem-estar e a prosperidade surjam para todos os mundos.”

Word by Word

• नमस्कुर्वन्: offering obeisance
• नमस्कुर्वन्: कर्तृ (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘doing obeisance’

• भद्रमतिḥ: Bhadramati (the auspicious-minded one)
• भद्रमतिḥ: कर्तृ (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘one whose mind is auspicious’

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन

• सर्व-विष्णवे: to the all-pervading Viṣṇu
• सर्व-विष्णवे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘Viṣṇu who is all / all-pervading Viṣṇu’

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन

• जगताम्: of worlds/beings
• जगताम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन

• स्वस्ति: well-being
• स्वस्ति: आशीः/विधेय (Benediction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: मङ्गलार्थक-अव्यय (benedictive particle; ‘well-being’)

• भूयात्: may it be
• भूयात्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames devotion as benevolent and universal: worship of Viṣṇu is paired with a prayer for svasti (well-being) for all worlds, making bhakti inseparable from compassion and auspicious intent.

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

Bhakti is shown through namaskāra (reverent bowing) to Viṣṇu as sarvaviṣṇu (the all-pervading Lord), indicating devotion that recognizes God’s presence everywhere and seeks the good of all beings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects the Vedic mangala/svasti-prayoga tradition—an auspicious benediction used at the start of recitation or ritual—rather than a technical Vedanga teaching like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.