Shloka 13

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Devanagari script

पुरुषोत्तमं पुनः प्राप्य वटमूलेऽथ सागरे । त्यक्त्वा देहं हरिं स्मृत्वा ततः शांतं पदं व्रजेत् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

puruṣottamaṃ punaḥ prāpya vaṭamūle'tha sāgare | tyaktvā dehaṃ hariṃ smṛtvā tataḥ śāṃtaṃ padaṃ vrajet || 13 ||

Translation

Tendo novamente alcançado Purushottama, à raiz da figueira-de-bengala junto ao mar, deve abandonar o corpo lembrando-se de Hari; e então alcança a morada serena e pacífica.

Word by Word

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययरूप

• वट-मूले: at the root of the banyan tree
• वट-मूले: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वटस्य मूलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: सम्बन्ध (discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/प्रस्ताववाचक अव्यय (then/now)

• सागरे: in/at the ocean
• सागरे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) → त्यक्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययरूप

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्मृत्वा: having remembered
• स्मृत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययरूप

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: ततः-शब्दः (ablatival adverb: from there/thereafter)

• शान्तम्: peaceful, tranquil
• शान्तम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पदम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पदम्: state/abode
• पदम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रजेत्: would go/attain
• व्रजेत्: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya setting; Uttara-Bhaga narrative voice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Purushottama
• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that reaching the sacred Purushottama tirtha and remembering Hari at life’s end leads to the śānta-pada—Vishnu’s peaceful, liberation-giving state.

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

Bhakti is expressed as smaraṇa (remembrance): the decisive act is holding Hari in consciousness, especially at the moment of leaving the body, which is presented as the direct means to the supreme goal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana through smṛti—cultivating steady remembrance of Hari, often supported by tīrtha-sevā and pilgrimage discipline.