Shloka 99

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

यावत्समुद्राः सप्तैव यावन्मेर्व्वादिपर्वताः । तिष्ठंति दिवि देवाश्च यावत्सर्वत्र चाव्ययाः ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

yāvatsamudrāḥ saptaiva yāvanmervvādiparvatāḥ | tiṣṭhaṃti divi devāśca yāvatsarvatra cāvyayāḥ || 99 ||

Translation

ตราบเท่าที่มหาสมุทรทั้งเจ็ดยังคงอยู่ ตราบเท่าที่เขาพระสุเมรุและภูเขาทั้งหลายยังตั้งมั่น และตราบเท่าที่เหล่าเทวะสถิตในสวรรค์—ตราบนั้นแล ธรรม/พลังทิพย์อันไม่เสื่อมสลายย่อมดำรงอยู่ทั่วทุกแห่ง

Word by Word

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण; duration marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि-वाचक अव्यय “as long as”

• samudrāḥ: oceans
• samudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject in implied clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• sapta: seven
• sapta: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक विशेषण; प्रथमा, बहुवचनानुरूप (agreeing with samudrāḥ)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle) “indeed/only”

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण; duration marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि-वाचक अव्यय “as long as”

• meru-ādi-parvatāḥ: mountains beginning with Meru
• meru-ādi-parvatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject in implied clause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: meru (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष “mountains beginning with Meru” (ādi = ‘etc./beginning with’)

• tiṣṭhanti: stand / remain
• tiṣṭhanti: Kriyā (क्रिया; main verb of implied clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु) + लट्
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; “in heaven”

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) “and”

• yāvat: as long as
• yāvat: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण; duration marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि-वाचक अव्यय “as long as”

• sarvatra: everywhere
• sarvatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative sense—everywhere)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb) “everywhere”

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) “and”

• avyayāḥ: imperishable
• avyayāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject/qualifier in implied clause)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: avyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; “imperishable/unchanging” (agreeing with devāḥ or as separate subject per context)

Speaker

Narada (within a didactic/mahatmya-style narration typical of Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Meru

FAQs

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

It frames spiritual truth in cosmic time: as long as the created order (oceans, mountains, heaven-dwellers) persists, the “avyaya”—the imperishable divine order/principle—remains operative everywhere, implying the lasting authority of dharma and sacred potency.

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

By pointing to the imperishable presence that pervades “everywhere,” the verse supports bhakti as devotion to what does not decay—steadfast remembrance and worship of the eternal reality rather than transient worldly conditions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it leans on Purāṇic cosmology used in Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology) and calendrical thinking—linking sacred practices and mahatmya to a stable cosmic framework (lokas, Meru, and the oceans) rather than teaching a specific ritual rule.