Shloka 62

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

सर्वकामसमृद्धेन विमानेन सुवर्चसा । त्रिःसप्तकुलमृद्धृत्य नरो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

sarvakāmasamṛddhena vimānena suvarcasā | triḥsaptakulamṛddhṛtya naro viṣṇupuraṃ vrajet || 62 ||

Translation

Taglay ang maningning na vimāna na tumutupad sa lahat ng hangarin, ang tao—matapos iahon ang tatlong ulit na pito (dalawampu’t isa) salinlahi ng angkan—ay nagtutungo sa tahanan ni Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• सर्व-काम-समृद्धेन: with (a vehicle) rich in all desired things
• सर्व-काम-समृद्धेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular; तत्पुरुष: सर्वैः कामैः समृद्धः (fully furnished with all desires)

• विमानेन: by/with an aerial car
• विमानेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — neuter, instrumental, singular

• सुवर्चसा: with splendid lustre
• सुवर्चसा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — instrumental singular; “with good radiance”

• त्रिः: three times
• त्रिः: Sankhya (संख्या)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिः (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (adverb) — “thrice”

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally) — “seven”

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter, accusative, singular

• उद्धृत्य: having rescued
• उद्धृत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (त्वान्त) — gerund: “having lifted/rescued”

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine, nominative, singular

• विष्णु-पुरम्: Vishnu’s city/abode
• विष्णु-पुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter, accusative, singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: विष्णोः पुरम्

• व्रजेत्: would go
• व्रजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — optative, 3rd singular

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the Narada–Sanatkumāra dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion and sacred merit (puṇya) can culminate in attaining Viṣṇu’s supreme abode, and that such attainment is not merely individual but can also elevate one’s ancestral lineage (kula-uddhāra).

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

By presenting Viṣṇupura (Vaikuṇṭha) as the final destination and highlighting divine grace (symbolized by the radiant vimāna), the verse frames bhakti and related meritorious acts as a direct means to Viṣṇu-loka-prāpti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it primarily conveys phala-śruti (the promised result) typical of tirtha-mahātmya sections—linking righteous observance and devotion with moksha and ancestral uplift.