Shloka 9

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Devanagari script

विहाय सर्वकामान्वै विष्णुलोके महीयते । मन्वंतराणि तत्रैव देवकन्याभिरावृतः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

vihāya sarvakāmānvai viṣṇuloke mahīyate | manvaṃtarāṇi tatraiva devakanyābhirāvṛtaḥ || 9 ||

Translation

Sa pagtalikod sa lahat ng makamundong pagnanasa, siya’y pinararangalan sa kaharian ni Viṣṇu. Doon siya’y nananatili sa loob ng mga manvantara, napalilibutan ng mga dalagang makalangit.

Word by Word

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-हा (धातु) → विहाय (कृदन्त, क्त्वा/ल्यप्-रूप; gerund)
• Form: अव्यय (gerund); ‘having abandoned’

• सर्व-कामान्: all desires
• सर्व-कामान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘all desires’

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle) ‘indeed’

• विष्णु-लोके: in Viṣṇu’s realm
• विष्णु-लोके: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative ‘in Viṣṇu’s world’

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः ‘is honored/glorified’

• मन्वन्तराणि: for (many) manvantara periods
• मन्वन्तराणि: कालाधिकरण (Time-span/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्वन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; मनु + अन्तर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; here accusative of duration ‘for manvantaras (ages)’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-क्रियाविशेषण; ‘there’

• एव: indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात; ‘indeed/only’

• देव-कन्याभिः: by/with celestial maidens
• देव-कन्याभिः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; instrumental plural ‘by/with celestial maidens’

• आवृतः: surrounded
• आवृतः: विशेषण (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वृ (धातु) → आवृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; past passive participle ‘surrounded’ (agreeing with implied subject)

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame; verse states the phala/fruit in third person)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents the core soteriology of the text: renouncing all worldly desires leads to honor in Viṣṇu-loka, a state of exalted divine proximity described as enduring across vast cosmic cycles (manvantaras).

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

By emphasizing desirelessness (sarva-kāma-tyāga) as the inner condition of pure bhakti—when devotion is not motivated by personal gain, the devotee is said to attain and be celebrated in Viṣṇu’s realm.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses Purāṇic cosmological timekeeping (manvantara), aligning with Jyotiṣa-style reckoning of cosmic periods; it functions as a results-statement (phala) rather than a ritual-grammar instruction.