Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Viṣṇor Māhātmya

Devanagari script

जन्मकोटिसहस्रेषु पुण्यं यैः समुपार्जितम् । तेषां भक्तिर्भवेच्छुद्धा देवदेवे जनार्दने ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

janmakoṭisahasreṣu puṇyaṃ yaiḥ samupārjitam | teṣāṃ bhaktirbhavecchuddhā devadeve janārdane || 51 ||

Translation

У тех, кто накопил заслуги за тысячи кроров рождений, возникает чистая бхакти к Джанардане — Богу богов.

Word by Word

• जन्म-कोटि-सहस्रेषु: in (many) thousands of crores of births
• जन्म-कोटि-सहस्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/locative) बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (जन्मानां कोटि-सहस्रेषु = in crores of thousands of births)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (कर्म/उपार्जन-विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/instrumental) बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे 'by whom'

• समुपार्जितम्: accumulated; earned
• समुपार्जितम्: Karma (कर्म/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; पुण्यम् इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive) बहुवचन

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become; may arise
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन

• शुद्धा: pure
• शुद्धा: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; भक्तेः विशेषणम्

• देव-देवे: in the God of gods
• देव-देवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवानां देवः)

• जनार्दने: in Janārdana (Vishnu)
• जनार्दने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन; देवदेवे इति समनाधिकरण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that śuddha-bhakti (pure devotion) to Janārdana is not accidental; it manifests when vast accumulated puṇya ripens, indicating deep spiritual maturity across many lives.

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

Bhakti is presented as the natural fruit of long-earned merit—when dharma, right conduct, and sacred acts mature, the heart turns effortlessly toward the God of gods, Viṣṇu (Janārdana).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is the karmic principle of puṇya accumulation through dharmic action and worship, which becomes the ground for stable devotion.