Shloka 76

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन नरसिंहं समाश्रयेत् । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां फलं यस्मात्प्रयच्छति ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena narasiṃhaṃ samāśrayet | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ phalaṃ yasmātprayacchati || 76 ||

Translation

तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन नरसिंहं समाश्रयेत्, यतः स धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां फलानि प्रयच्छति॥

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: अपादान (Cause/Source: therefore)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Pronoun), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: सर्वः प्रयत्नः (all effort)

• नरसिंहम्: Narasiṃha
• नरसिंहम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: नर + सिंह

• समाश्रयेत्: one should take refuge in
• समाश्रयेत्: क्रिया (Predicate/vidhi)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणाम्: of dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa
• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अर्थ + काम + मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative): धर्म-अर्थ-काम-मोक्ष

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• यस्मात्: because (he)
• यस्मात्: अपादान (Cause: because/from whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Pronoun), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रयच्छति: bestows
• प्रयच्छति: क्रिया (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम्/दा (धातु; प्रयच्छति < प्र + यच्छति)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative, typically framed as instruction in sacred merit and refuge in Viṣṇu forms)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in Narasiṁha as a complete spiritual solution, because devotion to Him is said to yield all four puruṣārthas—right living, prosperity, fulfilled desires, and liberation.

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

Bhakti is presented as wholehearted dependence on the Lord (“with all effort, take refuge”), emphasizing that sincere surrender to Viṣṇu as Narasiṁha is both the means and the source of all auspicious results.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Śikṣā) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is the dharma-practice of śaraṇāgati and focused worship (upāsanā) of Narasiṁha as a recommended sādhana.