Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers

Devanagari script

सदा हरिकथासेवी हरिपूजापरायणः । हरिभक्तिपराणां च शुश्रूषुर्निरहंकृतिः ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

sadā harikathāsevī haripūjāparāyaṇaḥ | haribhaktiparāṇāṃ ca śuśrūṣurnirahaṃkṛtiḥ || 6 ||

Translation

అతడు సదా హరికథాసేవలో నిమగ్నుడై, హరిపూజలో పరాయణుడై, హరిభక్తిపరులైన భక్తులకు శుశ్రూష చేయుటకు ఉత్సుకుడై, అహంకారరహితుడై ఉంటాడు।

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• हरि-कथा-सेवी: one who serves/attends Hari’s stories
• हरि-कथा-सेवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक) + सेविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (harikathāyāḥ sevī)

• हरि-पूजा-परायणः: devoted to worship of Hari
• हरि-पूजा-परायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (haripūjāyāṃ parāyaṇaḥ)

• हरि-भक्ति-पराणाम्: of those devoted to Hari-bhakti
• हरि-भक्ति-पराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (haribhaktau parāḥ)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुश्रूषुः: eager to serve (them)
• शुश्रूषुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुश्रूषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इच्छार्थक-विशेषण (desirous of serving/obeying)

• निर्-अहं-कृतिः: free from egoism
• निर्-अहं-कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अहं (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्/निर्-पूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (ahaṃkṛtir-rahitā)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Hari)

FAQs

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

It defines the marks of a mature Vaishnava: constant Hari-katha, steadfast Hari-puja, humble service to devotees, and egolessness—together forming a direct support for liberation through devotion.

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

Bhakti is shown as a lived discipline: hearing and serving Hari-katha (śravaṇa), worship (pūjā), serving devotees (bhakta-sevā), and removing ahaṃkāra—practices that purify the heart and intensify devotion to Hari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is devotional praxis—regular recitation/hearing of sacred narratives and disciplined pūjā as a dharmic routine.