Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वेहसकलान्भोगानंते विष्णुपदं व्रजेत् । क्षेत्रधान्यसुवर्णानां प्राप्तये धारणीं स्मरेत् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

bhuktvehasakalānbhogānaṃte viṣṇupadaṃ vrajet | kṣetradhānyasuvarṇānāṃ prāptaye dhāraṇīṃ smaret || 52 ||

Translation

इह सर्वान् भोगान् भुक्त्वा अन्ते विष्णुपदं व्रजेत्। क्षेत्रधान्यसुवर्णप्राप्त्यर्थं धारणीं स्मरेत्॥

Word by Word

• bhuktvā: having enjoyed/eaten
• bhuktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त), from √भुज्; action prior to main verb

• iha: here (in this world)
• iha: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देशाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• sakalān: all
• sakalān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies 'bhogān'

• bhogān: enjoyments
• bhogān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• ante: at the end
• ante: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial locative

• viṣṇu-padam: Vishnu’s abode/footstep (Vishnupada)
• viṣṇu-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (viṣṇoḥ padam)

• vrajet: should go/attain
• vrajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣetra-dhānya-suvarṇānām: of fields, grain, and gold
• kṣetra-dhānya-suvarṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (fields, grain, and gold)

• prāptaye: for obtaining
• prāptaye: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); purpose dative

• dhāraṇīm: the Dhāraṇī (incantation)
• dhāraṇīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāraṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• smaret: should remember/recite mentally
• smaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-practice section)

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 links righteous enjoyment and prosperity-oriented practice with the highest end: remembrance of sacred formulae culminates in attaining Viṣṇu’s supreme abode (viṣṇupada).

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

Bhakti is implied through smaraṇa—continual remembrance/recitation—where even goals like prosperity are framed as supported by sacred remembrance that ultimately leads to Viṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-sādhana (dhāraṇī-smaraṇa) as a technical discipline of recitation/remembering sacred formulae for specific results, integrated with dharmic aims.