Shloka 129

Devanagari script

नित्यं जप्यमिदं भक्त्या प्रयतैः श्रद्धयान्वितैः । वैष्णवीं गतिमिच्छद्भिः शैवीं वा विधिनंदिनि ॥ १२९ ॥

Transliteration

nityaṃ japyamidaṃ bhaktyā prayataiḥ śraddhayānvitaiḥ | vaiṣṇavīṃ gatimicchadbhiḥ śaivīṃ vā vidhinaṃdini || 129 ||

Translation

नित्यं जप्यमिदं भक्त्या प्रयतैः श्रद्धयान्वितैः । वैष्णवीं गतिमिच्छद्भिः शैवीं वा विधिनन्दिनि ॥

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (क्रियाविशेषण), ‘always’ अर्थे

• जप्यम्: to be recited
• जप्यम्: Vidhi (विधेय/obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—यत्/ण्यत् (gerundive/future passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be recited’

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• प्रयतैः: by the disciplined/striving (persons)
• प्रयतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; साधनकर्तृ-विशेषणम्

• श्रद्धया-अन्वितैः: endowed with faith
• श्रद्धया-अन्वितैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; अनु+इ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (श्रद्धया अन्वितः)

• वैष्णवीम्: Vaishnava
• वैष्णवीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणं गतिम् प्रति

• गतिम्: path/state (destiny)
• गतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• इच्छद्भिः: by those who desire
• इच्छद्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘by those desiring’

• शैवीम्: Shaiva
• शैवीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणं गतिम् (अनुक्त) प्रति

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• विधि-नन्दिनि: O daughter/delight of Brahmā (Vidhi)
• विधि-नन्दिनि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विधेः नन्दिनी)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that steady daily japa, performed with devotion (bhakti), discipline, and faith (śraddhā), is a direct means to reach one’s chosen highest spiritual attainment—whether framed in Vaiṣṇava or Śaiva terms.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion; it is expressed as regular practice (nitya-japa) supported by inner purity and restraint (prayatāḥ) and sustained conviction (śraddhā), making devotion practical and goal-oriented.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes the applied discipline of mantra-practice (japa) and its correct, consistent performance—aligned with śikṣā-style attention to recitation and the dharma of daily observance, even though no specific Vedāṅga technical rule is cited.