Shloka 7

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

क्षीरशायिप्रियो भक्तो हरिवासरतत्परः । नान्यं पश्यति देवेशात्पद्मनाभान्महीपतिः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīraśāyipriyo bhakto harivāsaratatparaḥ | nānyaṃ paśyati deveśātpadmanābhānmahīpatiḥ || 7 ||

Translation

Ang haring iyon ay isang debotong minamahal ni Kṣīraśāyī (Viṣṇu na nakahimlay sa Karagatang Gatas), lubos na nakatuon sa pananatili kay Hari. Wala siyang minamasdan kundi ang Panginoon ng mga diyos—si Padmanābha.

Word by Word

• क्षीरशायि-प्रियः: dear to the one who lies on the Milk-ocean
• क्षीरशायि-प्रियः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीरशायिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षीरशायिनः प्रियः)

• भक्तः: devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (कर्ता; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √भज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हरिवास-रत-तत्परः: intent on delighting in Hari’s dwelling/service
• हरिवास-रत-तत्परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरिवास (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (कृदन्त; √रम्) + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (हरिवासे रतः तत्परः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• अन्यम्: another (anyone else)
• अन्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• देवेशात्: than the Lord of gods
• देवेशात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative source; ‘than/from’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• पद्मनाभात्: than Padmanābha
• पद्मनाभात्: Apadana (अपादान; comparative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मनाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• महीपतिः: the king
• महीपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Uttara-Bhaga narrative frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Elevates the king’s single-minded devotion: beloved of Kṣīraśāyī, intent on Hari’s abode/companionship, culminating in exclusive God-vision (seeing none but Padmanābha)."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Ksirashayi Vishnu
• Padmanabha
• Hari
• Devesha

FAQs

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

It teaches ekānta-bhakti (exclusive devotion): the devotee’s vision becomes so centered on Viṣṇu (Padmanābha) that no other object is regarded as ultimate or worthy of refuge.

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

Bhakti here is shown as continuous orientation—“hari-vāsa-ratat-paraḥ”—living in Hari’s presence through remembrance, worship, and surrender, culminating in single-minded God-vision.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana through nitya-smaraṇa (daily remembrance) and exclusive refuge in Viṣṇu, which complements ritual disciplines rather than detailing them.