Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam

The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

अमेयमजरं नित्यं सदानन्दैकविग्रहम् । अप्रतर्क्यमनिर्द्देश्यं प्रणतोऽस्मि जनार्दनम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

ameyamajaraṃ nityaṃ sadānandaikavigraham | apratarkyamanirddeśyaṃ praṇato'smi janārdanam || 37 ||

Translation

అప్రమేయుడు, అజరుడు, నిత్యుడు, సదానందమయ ఏకస్వరూపుడు; తర్కాతీతుడు, నిర్వచనాతీతుడు అయిన జనార్దనునకు నేను ప్రణమిల్లుచున్నాను।

Word by Word

• ameyam: immeasurable
• ameyam: Visheshana (Adjective to janārdanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ameya
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (na meyam - Nai Tatpurusha)

• ajaram: ageless/undecaying
• ajaram: Visheshana (Adjective to janārdanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajara
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (na jarā yasmin/yasya - Nai Bahuvrihi or Tatpurusha)

• nityam: eternal
• nityam: Visheshana (Adjective to janārdanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• sadānandaikavigraham: whose sole form is eternal bliss
• sadānandaikavigraham: Visheshana (Adjective to janārdanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadānandaikavigraha
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• apratarkyam: inconceivable/beyond logic
• apratarkyam: Visheshana (Adjective to janārdanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apratarkya
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (na pratarkyam - Nai Tatpurusha)

• anirddeśyam: undefinable/indescribable
• anirddeśyam: Visheshana (Adjective to janārdanam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anirddeśya
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; (na nirddeśyam - Nai Tatpurusha)

• praṇataḥ: bowed
• praṇataḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇata
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• asmi: I am
• asmi: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as
• Form: Lat Lakara, 1st Person, Singular

• janārdanam: Janardana
• janārdanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Vishnu (Janārdana) as the supreme reality—eternal, ageless, and immeasurable—whose essence is pure bliss and who transcends the limits of speech and reasoning; the verse models surrender (praṇāma) as a direct means to orient the mind toward moksha.

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

Bhakti is shown here as humble prostration and praise of Janārdana’s transcendent nature: when the Lord is “indescribable” and “beyond argument,” devotion becomes the practical approach—reverent remembrance and surrender rather than intellectual disputation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; however, it implicitly cautions against overreliance on tarka (mere logic), aligning with the Purāṇic method of learning through stuti, śraddhā, and devotional recitation.