Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision

Devanagari script

तत्र दृष्टप्रभावस्तु श्रीमान्नारायणः प्रभुः । दृष्टः श्रुतिविमृग्यो हि देवदेवो जनार्दनः ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

tatra dṛṣṭaprabhāvastu śrīmānnārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | dṛṣṭaḥ śrutivimṛgyo hi devadevo janārdanaḥ || 39 ||

Translation

ที่นั่นได้เห็นพระนารายณะผู้ทรงสิริ ผู้มีเดชานุภาพประจักษ์แก่ตา; เพราะพระชนารทนะ เทพเหนือเทพ เป็นผู้ที่พระเวทแสวงหา แต่ก็ยังทรงปรากฏแก่ผู้ภักดี

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• दृष्ट-प्रभावः: whose power was seen / manifest in power
• दृष्ट-प्रभावः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (दृश्-धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समासः (यस्य प्रभावः दृष्टः सः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• श्रीमान्: glorious / auspicious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• नारायणः: Narayana
• नारायणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभुः: the Lord
• प्रभुः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दृष्टः: was seen
• दृष्टः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘was seen’

• श्रुति-विमृग्यः: sought in the Vedas
• श्रुति-विमृग्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक) + विमृग्य (मृग्-धातु, यत्/ण्यत् कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (श्रुतिभिः विमृग्यः = sought in the Vedas)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• देव-देवः: God of gods
• देव-देवः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी: देवानां देवः)

• जनार्दनः: Janardana
• जनार्दनः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Moksha-Dharma discourse, addressed in the Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Vishnu
• Janardana

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa is both the ultimate object of Vedic inquiry and also personally revealable—His transcendence does not prevent His grace-filled appearance to the devotee.

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

By stating that the One sought by Śruti is nevertheless “seen,” the verse supports bhakti as a direct, experiential path where the Lord becomes manifest through devotion and divine favor, not merely through intellectual study.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to Śruti-vicāra (Vedic inquiry) as the authoritative means of knowing the Supreme—aligning with Vedānta-oriented interpretation—while implying that scriptural study culminates in realized vision (darśana) through devotion.