Shloka 57

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

गार्हस्थ्येन यथोक्तेन यत्फलं समुदाहृतम् । नरस्त्फलमाप्नोति दृष्ट्वा चीर्णेन कीर्तितम् ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

gārhasthyena yathoktena yatphalaṃ samudāhṛtam | narastphalamāpnoti dṛṣṭvā cīrṇena kīrtitam || 57 ||

Translation

Anumang bunga na ipinahayag para sa wastong pagsasagawa ng disiplina ng maybahay (gārhasthya)—yaon ding bunga ang nakakamit ng tao sa pagtanaw lamang sa taong nagsagawa nito, gaya ng nasabi.

Word by Word

• gārhasthyena: by/through the householder stage
• gārhasthyena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gārhasthya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; ‘गृहस्थ-आश्रम’

• yathā-uktena: as stated
• yathā-uktena: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + ukta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (यथोक्त = as said); तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; ukta = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘said’

• yat: which/that (relative)
• yat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• samudāhṛtam: is proclaimed/declared
• samudāhṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-ā-hṛ (धातु) → samudāhṛta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव ‘has been proclaimed’

• naraḥ: a man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• tat: that (same)
• tat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन; (पाठे ‘नरस्त्फलम्’ इति सन्ध्यन्तर-भ्रंशः; अपेक्षितं ‘नरस्तत्फलम्’)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• āpnoti: attains/obtains
• āpnoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• cīrṇena: practised/performed
• cīrṇena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: car (धातु) → cīrṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘practised/performed’ (पाठे असंगतिः; सम्भवतः ‘कृष्णं’ अपेक्षितम्)

• kīrtitam: is declared/said
• kīrtitam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु) → kīrtita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव ‘is declared’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a mahatmya/vidhi sequence; traditional dialogue frame with sages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches the transmissible power of dharma: the merit (puṇya) of properly performed gṛhastha-discipline is so potent that even darśana (reverent seeing) of the practitioner is said to confer the same fruit.

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

By emphasizing darśana and association (satsaṅga), it aligns with bhakti-principles: reverence toward the dharmic and devoted person elevates the observer and supports devotion through contact with living practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual/prayoga logic is implied: “yathokta” stresses correct procedure and adherence to prescribed vidhi (a dharma-śāstra/practical-ritual principle), even though no single Vedāṅga is explicitly named in this verse.