Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 145

Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy

Devanagari script

सालोक्यादि पदं यस्तु समुद्दिश्यार्चयेद्धरिम् । सा राजस्युत्तमा भक्तिः कीर्तिता पृथिवीपते ॥ १४५ ॥

Transliteration

sālokyādi padaṃ yastu samuddiśyārcayeddharim | sā rājasyuttamā bhaktiḥ kīrtitā pṛthivīpate || 145 ||

Translation

ข้าแต่เจ้าแห่งแผ่นดิน ภักติที่ยกย่องว่าสูงสุดในฝ่ายราจสะ คือเมื่อผู้ใดบูชาพระหริโดยมุ่งหวังสาลกยะและฐานะอื่น ๆ

Word by Word

• सालोक्यादि: beginning with sālokya (etc.)
• सालोक्यादि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सालोक्य-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकरूपेण ‘पदम्’ इति विशेषणम्; समासः—सालोक्यं आदि यस्य तत् (आदि-तत्पुरुष)

• पदम्: state/attainment
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

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

• समुद्दिश्य: intending
• समुद्दिश्य: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्यय; ‘having intended/aimed at’

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन

• सा: that (devotion)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• राजसी-उत्तमा: the best rājasic (type)
• राजसी-उत्तमा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजसी + उत्तमा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—राजसी च सा उत्तमा च

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन

• कीर्तिता: is declared
• कीर्तिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः; क्त-प्रत्यय, स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘is proclaimed’

• पृथिवीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी-पति (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन) एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—पृथिव्याः पतिः

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressing the king as 'pṛthivīpati')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It ranks a king’s best devotion as worship of Hari with a liberation-oriented intention—seeking divine states like sālokya—showing that even worldly rulers should aim beyond earthly power toward Vishnu-centered moksha.

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

It presents bhakti as purposeful worship of Hari, where the devotee’s goal is communion with Vishnu (sālokya and related muktis), emphasizing devotion as a direct means to transcendence rather than merely worldly benefit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied through “arcayet” (proper worship), pointing to correct performance and recitation—areas supported by Vedanga disciplines like Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Vyakarana (accurate wording in mantra and praise).