Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti

Devanagari script

इति प्रसादितस्तेन दयालुः कमलापतिः । प्रत्यक्षतामगात्तस्य भगवांस्तेजसां निधिः ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

iti prasāditastena dayāluḥ kamalāpatiḥ | pratyakṣatāmagāttasya bhagavāṃstejasāṃ nidhiḥ || 39 ||

Translation

Так, умилостивленный им, сострадательный Владыка Лакшми явился ему непосредственно — Бхагаван, сокровищница божественного сияния.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (इति-अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• prasāditaḥ: being propitiated
• prasāditaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; agreeing with kamalāpatiḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + sad (प्र + सद्-धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — 'having been pleased/propitiated'

• tena: by him
• tena: Karana (करण/by him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• dayāluḥ: compassionate
• dayāluḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dayālu (दयालु-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kamalā-patiḥ: Kamalā’s lord (Viṣṇu)
• kamalā-patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (कमला-प्रातिपदिक) + pati (पति-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — tatpuruṣa: 'lord of Kamalā (Lakṣmī)'

• pratyakṣatām: manifestness/visibility
• pratyakṣatām: Karma (कर्म; goal attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyakṣatā (प्रत्यक्षता-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — abstract noun

• agāt: went/attained
• agāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम्-धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tasya: of him/to him
• tasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to kamalāpatiḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (भगवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tejasām: of splendors/energies
• tejasām: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (तेजस्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• nidhiḥ: treasury/storehouse
• nidhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidhi (निधि-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Purva Bhaga dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It teaches that sincere propitiation (prasādana) culminates in divine grace: Viṣṇu, the compassionate Lord, can become pratyakṣa (directly manifest), showing that devotion is not merely conceptual but can mature into lived realization.

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

Bhakti is presented as a relationship of surrender and pleasing the Lord; when the devotee’s effort ripens into prasāda (the Lord’s favor), the result is darśana—God’s tangible presence and guidance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is stated in this verse; the practical takeaway is the ritual-spiritual principle of prasāda—proper worship and conduct leading to the deity’s grace, which underlies many Purāṇic rites.