Shloka 46

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

जय देव जगत्पूज्य जय संसारनाशन । जय लोकपते नाथ जय वांछाफलप्रद ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

jaya deva jagatpūjya jaya saṃsāranāśana | jaya lokapate nātha jaya vāṃchāphalaprada || 46 ||

Translation

ชัยแด่พระผู้เป็นเทพ ผู้โลกทั้งปวงบูชา; ชัยแด่ผู้ทำลายพันธนาการแห่งสังสารวัฏ. ชัยแด่เจ้าแห่งโลก โอ้นาถา; ชัยแด่ผู้ประทานผลตามปรารถนาแก่ภักตะ.

Word by Word

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), स्तुत्यर्थे

• देव: O god; O divine one
• देव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• जगत्पूज्य: O one worshipped by the world
• जगत्पूज्य: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः पूज्यः)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), स्तुत्यर्थे

• संसारनाशन: O destroyer of worldly existence
• संसारनाशन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (संसारस्य नाशनः)

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), स्तुत्यर्थे

• लोकपते: O lord of the worlds
• लोकपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य पतिः)

• नाथ: O protector; O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• जय: hail!
• जय: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जय (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), स्तुत्यर्थे

• वांछाफलप्रद: O giver of desired fruits
• वांछाफलप्रद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छा + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाञ्छायाः फलस्य प्रदः)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This verse is a devotional stuti declaring the Lord as both the object of universal worship and the power that ends saṃsāra; it frames devotion as the bridge from worldly bondage to liberation.

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

By repeatedly saying “jaya” and naming the Lord’s qualities—protector, world-lord, and giver of boons—it models bhakti as praise (kīrtana/stuti) and surrender, trusting the Lord to grant both worldly needs and the higher fruit of freedom from saṃsāra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this shloka; the practical takeaway is mantra-like stuti usage in ritual contexts—recitation with clear diction (śikṣā) and correct word-forms (vyākaraṇa) to sustain devotional practice.