Shloka 2

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

अधुनाहं कृतार्थास्मि त्वया हि प्रतिबोधिता । कृपालुना निपतिताभ्युद्धता भवसागरात् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

adhunāhaṃ kṛtārthāsmi tvayā hi pratibodhitā | kṛpālunā nipatitābhyuddhatā bhavasāgarāt || 2 ||

Translation

บัดนี้ข้าพเจ้าก็เป็นผู้สำเร็จสมดังใจ เพราะท่านได้ปลุกให้ตื่นรู้โดยแท้ ด้วยพระกรุณาของท่าน ข้าพเจ้าผู้ตกต่ำถูกยกขึ้นจากมหาสมุทรแห่งสังสารวัฏ

Word by Word

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• कृतार्थः: fulfilled / having achieved the purpose
• कृतार्थः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; कृत (√कृ धातु) + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-सूचक

• प्रतिबोधिता: instructed / awakened
• प्रतिबोधिता: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिबोधित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्रति+√बुध् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• कृपालुना: by the compassionate one
• कृपालुना: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपालु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental); विशेषण

• निपतिता: fallen
• निपतिता: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निपतित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+√पत् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); भूतकृदन्त

• अभ्युद्धता: lifted up / rescued
• अभ्युद्धता: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (Predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्युद्धत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; अभि+उद्+√हृ (हर्) धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); भूतकृदन्त

• भवसागरात्: from the ocean of worldly existence
• भवसागरात्: अपादान (Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव-सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, पञ्चमी (Ablative); तत्पुरुष-समास (भवस्य सागरः)

Speaker

A devotee/pilgrim narrator addressing a compassionate teacher (contextual interlocutor in the Tirtha-Mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From gratitude and humility (having fallen) to relief and fulfillment through the teacher’s compassion and awakening."}

FAQs

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

It highlights that liberation begins with awakening (pratibodha) received through compassion, portraying the guru’s grace as the force that lifts a fallen seeker from the bhava-sāgara (saṃsāra).

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

Though not naming a deity here, the verse expresses a core bhakti mood—humble gratitude and reliance on grace (kṛpā)—showing that surrender and receptive listening to sacred instruction are central to spiritual uplift.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is the discipline of śravaṇa (attentive hearing of instruction) and seeking satsanga/guru-upadeśa as the applied method.