Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

The Greatness of Viṣṇu

Viṣṇor Māhātmya

Devanagari script

ते वन्द्यास्ते प्रपूज्याश्च नमस्कार्या विशेषतः । येऽचयन्ति महाविष्णुं प्रणतार्तिप्रणाशनम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

te vandyāste prapūjyāśca namaskāryā viśeṣataḥ | ye'cayanti mahāviṣṇuṃ praṇatārtipraṇāśanam || 60 ||

Translation

வணங்கத்தக்கவரும், போற்றிப் பூஜிக்கத்தக்கவரும், சிறப்பாக நமஸ்கரிக்கத் தகுதியானவரும் அவர்களே—சரணடைந்தோரின் துயரை அழிக்கும் மகாவிஷ்ணுவை ஆராதிப்போர்.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वन्द्याः: worthy of praise
• वन्द्याः: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्द्य (प्रातिपदिक; √वन्द् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘worthy of being praised’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रपूज्याः: worthy of worship
• प्रपूज्याः: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √पूज् + यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘worthy of being highly worshipped’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय — conjunction ‘and’

• नमस्कार्याः: worthy of salutation
• नमस्कार्याः: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमस्कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √नम् + कार्य/यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive) ‘worthy of salutation’

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय — adverb ‘especially’

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural (relative pronoun)

• अचयन्ति: worship
• अचयन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) (पाठभेदे ‘अचयन्ति’ = ‘अर्चयन्ति’)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present, 3rd person, Plural; परस्मैपद

• महाविष्णुम्: Mahāviṣṇu
• महाविष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्मधारय ‘महान् विष्णुः’

• प्रणत-आर्ति-प्रणाशनम्: destroyer of the distress of the bowed/surrendered
• प्रणत-आर्ति-प्रणाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणत (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रणाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘प्रणतानाम् आर्तेः प्रणाशनम्’ used adjectivally for महाविष्णुम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahavishnu
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches Vaishnava-satkara: those who worship Mahavishnu become especially venerable, because devotion to the Lord is treated as the highest sanctifying principle.

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

Bhakti is shown as both worship of Vishnu and reverence for His devotees; honoring Vishnu’s worshippers is presented as a direct extension of devotion to the Lord who removes the distress of the surrendered.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights sadachara (right conduct) in ritual culture—proper namaskara and respect toward worshippers—rather than a technical Vedanga like Vyakarana or Jyotisha.