Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

देवदेवजगन्नाथ भक्तानुग्रहविग्रह । गृहाणोपायनं कृष्ण सर्वाभीष्टप्रदो भव ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

devadevajagannātha bhaktānugrahavigraha | gṛhāṇopāyanaṃ kṛṣṇa sarvābhīṣṭaprado bhava || 103 ||

Translation

హే దేవదేవా, జగన్నాథా, భక్తానుగ్రహ-విగ్రహా! హే కృష్ణా, ఈ ఉపాయనాన్ని స్వీకరించి నా సమస్త అభీష్టాలను ప్రసాదించువాడవు కావుము।

Word by Word

• देवदेवजगन्नाथ: O Lord of gods, Lord of the world
• देवदेवजगन्नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—(देवानां देवः) + (जगतः नाथः) इति बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; Vocative masculine singular

• भक्तानुग्रहविग्रह: O embodiment of grace to devotees
• भक्तानुग्रहविग्रह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—भक्तानाम् अनुग्रहः यस्य सः (अनुग्रह-विग्रहः) इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Vocative masculine singular

• गृहाण: accept (take)
• गृहाण: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थक), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √ग्रह्—‘to take/accept’

• उपायनम्: offering, gift
• उपायनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2/कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative neuter singular

• कृष्ण: O Krishna
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; Vocative masculine singular

• सर्वाभीष्टप्रदः: giver of all desired boons
• सर्वाभीष्टप्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—सर्वाणि अभीष्टानि प्रददाति इति (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) ‘सर्व-अभीष्ट-प्रद’; Nominative masculine singular

• भव: be (become)
• भव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थक), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; √भू—‘to be/become’

Speaker

Devotee/supplicant addressing Lord Krishna (within the Narada Purana narrative context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames the deity (Kṛṣṇa/Jagannātha) as the embodied mercy of devotion, teaching that sincere offering and surrender invite divine anugraha (grace) and spiritual fulfillment.

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

Bhakti is shown as personal address, heartfelt praise, and offering (upāyana) to the Lord, trusting Him as the compassionate bestower of what is truly beneficial and desired.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is implied through the act of offering (upāyana) and mantra-like praise (stuti); it aligns with Kalpa-style devotional procedure rather than technical topics like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.