Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

हरिरेव परो बन्धुर्हरिरेव परा गतिः । हरिरेव ततः पूज्यो यतश्चेतन्यकारणम् ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

harireva paro bandhurharireva parā gatiḥ | harireva tataḥ pūjyo yataścetanyakāraṇam || 55 ||

Translation

హరియే పరమ బంధువు, హరియే పరమ గతి మరియు శరణు. అందుచేత హరియే పూజ్యుడు; ఆయనే చైతన్యానికి కారణము.

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• परः: supreme
• परः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• बन्धुः: kinsman, friend
• बन्धुः: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारण

• परा: supreme
• परा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• गतिः: refuge, goal
• गतिः: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अवधारण

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Hetu (हेतु/Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• पूज्यः: worthy of worship
• पूज्यः: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त; पूज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• यतः: because/from whom
• यतः: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; यत्-प्रत्यय (relative adverb: because/from whom)

• चैतन्यकारणम्: cause of consciousness
• चैतन्यकारणम्: Pradhana-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैतन्य + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चैतन्यस्य कारणम्)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It identifies Hari (Vishnu) as the highest support, final destination, and the very source of sentience—thereby grounding devotion in ultimate metaphysical reality.

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

By declaring Hari as both the supreme refuge (parā gati) and the one worthy of worship, it frames bhakti as exclusive reliance and loving surrender to Vishnu as the highest truth.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is upāsanā-priority—directing worship and daily remembrance toward Hari as the ultimate refuge.