Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti

Devanagari script

इत्येतत्ते समाख्यातं हरिपूजाफलं द्विज । संकोचविस्तराभ्यां तु किमन्यत्कथयामि ते ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

ityetatte samākhyātaṃ haripūjāphalaṃ dvija | saṃkocavistarābhyāṃ tu kimanyatkathayāmi te || 59 ||

Translation

இருமுறை பிறந்தவரே! இவ்வாறு ஹரி-பூஜையின் பலனை உமக்கு விளக்கியேன். சுருக்கமாகவோ விரிவாகவோ, இனி உமக்கு என்ன மேலும் சொல்வேன்?

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative/thus)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (as ‘this’)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you’

• समाख्यातम्: has been explained
• समाख्यातम्: Kriya (क्रिया; passive predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle: ‘has been explained’)

• हरिपूजाफलम्: the fruit of worship of Hari
• हरिपूजाफलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि + पूजा + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हरेः पूजायाः फलम्)

• द्विज: O twice-born (brahmin)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• संकोचविस्तराभ्याम्: by brevity and elaboration
• संकोचविस्तराभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकोच + विस्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व (संकोचश्च विस्तारश्च)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative)

• अन्यत्: else/other
• अन्यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कथयामि: I tell
• कथयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिच् causative of कथ्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It functions as a concluding phala-statement: the teacher affirms that the results of worshipping Hari have been fully communicated, implying completeness and sufficiency of Vishnu-bhakti as a means to auspicious spiritual outcomes.

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

By emphasizing that the ‘fruit of Hari worship’ has been explained both briefly and in detail, it underscores bhakti as a complete, self-sufficient discipline—nothing additional is required beyond sincere devotion and proper worship of Hari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it is a rhetorical closure to the ritual-devotional instruction, signaling that the procedural and result-oriented teaching is complete.