Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

तालकांस्यादिनिनदं कुर्वन् विष्णुगृहे नरः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १४९ ॥

Transliteration

tālakāṃsyādininadaṃ kurvan viṣṇugṛhe naraḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt || 149 ||

Translation

तालकांस्यादिनिनदं कुर्वन् विष्णुगृहे नरः। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात्॥

Word by Word

• ताल-कांस्य-आदि-निनदम्: the sound of cymbals, bells/bronze etc.
• ताल-कांस्य-आदि-निनदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल (प्रातिपदिक) + कांस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + निनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तालकांस्यादीनां निनदः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• कुर्वन्: doing/making
• कुर्वन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विष्णु-गृहे: in Vishnu’s temple/house
• विष्णु-गृहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः गृहम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; वि+निर्+√मुच् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषण; समासः—सर्वेभ्यः पापेभ्यः विनिर्मुक्तः (पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष)

• विष्णु-लोकम्: Vishnu’s world
• विष्णु-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अवाप्नुयात्: he would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+√आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the devotional-ritual context of Vishnu worship)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It praises a simple act of temple-devotion—creating auspicious devotional sound in Viṣṇu’s shrine—as a purifier that removes sin and supports the soul’s ascent toward Viṣṇu’s realm.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and action-based: even assisting worship through sound (bells/cymbals during pūjā and ārati) becomes an offering to Viṣṇu, yielding purification and a devotional goal (Viṣṇuloka).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practice (kalpa-oriented temple procedure) is implied: using auspicious instruments and regulated sound as part of pūjā/ārati in Viṣṇu-gṛha, emphasizing correct devotional observance rather than speculative theory.