Shloka 57

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन श्रिया पृष्टं च यत्पुरा । सुमेरोः कांचने श्रृंगे सर्वाश्चर्यसमन्विते ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

pravakṣyāmi samāsena śriyā pṛṣṭaṃ ca yatpurā | sumeroḥ kāṃcane śrṛṃge sarvāścaryasamanvite || 57 ||

Translation

ఇప్పుడు నేను సంక్షేపంగా వివరిస్తాను—పూర్వం శ్రీ (లక్ష్మీ) సుమేరు పర్వతపు స్వర్ణశిఖరంపై, సమస్త ఆశ్చర్యాలతో నిండిన ధామంలో అడిగినదాన్ని।

Word by Word

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• समासेन: briefly, in summary
• समासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; adverbial instrumental ‘briefly/in summary’

• श्रिया: by Śrī (the goddess)
• श्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पृष्टम्: asked (that which was asked)
• पृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पृच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; agrees with implied ‘वचनम्/वृत्तान्तम्’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘that (which)’

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सुमेरोः: of Sumeru
• सुमेरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• काञ्चने: golden
• काञ्चने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; agrees with ‘शृङ्गे’

• शृङ्गे: on the peak
• शृङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्व-आश्चर्य-समन्विते: endowed with all wonders
• सर्व-आश्चर्य-समन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘सर्वैः आश्चर्यैः समन्वितम्’ → ‘सर्वाश्चर्यसमन्विते’ (agreeing with ‘शृङ्गे’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi (Shri)
• Sumeru

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching as a sacred recollection: knowledge is presented as a remembered divine dialogue (Lakṣmī’s inquiry), giving authority and sanctity to what follows.

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

By invoking Śrī (Lakṣmī) and a wondrous sacred setting, the verse prepares the listener for devotional hearing (śravaṇa) of a holy narrative—an essential bhakti practice in Purāṇic tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it functions as a narrative preface establishing speaker, setting, and lineage of instruction.