Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

तस्यां विश्वेश्वरो देवो द्रष्टव्यः पापनाशनः । पूजनीयो वेदनीयः स्मर्तव्यः सौख्यमिच्छता ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāṃ viśveśvaro devo draṣṭavyaḥ pāpanāśanaḥ | pūjanīyo vedanīyaḥ smartavyaḥ saukhyamicchatā || 44 ||

Translation

وہاں پاپوں کو مٹانے والے دیو وِشوَیشور کے درشن کرنے چاہییں۔ جو بھلائی اور خوشی چاہے، وہ ان کی پوجا کرے، انہیں حقیقتاً جانے اور یاد کرے۔

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: on that (occasion)
• तस्याम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — Locative singular

• विश्वेश्वरः: the Lord of the universe
• विश्वेश्वरः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• देवः: the god (Deva)
• देवः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; apposition to विश्वेश्वरः

• द्रष्टव्यः: should be seen
• द्रष्टव्यः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → द्रष्टव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय—‘to be seen’

• पापनाशनः: destroyer of sins
• पापनाशनः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of देवः/विश्वेश्वरः)

• पूजनीयः: should be worshipped
• पूजनीयः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजनीय (कृदन्त, अनीयर्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘worthy to be worshipped’

• वेदनीयः: should be known
• वेदनीयः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) → वेदनीय (कृदन्त, अनीयर्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/अनीयर्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘to be known/understood’

• स्मर्तव्यः: should be remembered
• स्मर्तव्यः: विधेय (Obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मर्तव्य (कृदन्त, तव्यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (Gerundive/तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘to be remembered’

• सौख्यम्: happiness
• सौख्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• इच्छता: by one who desires
• इच्छता: कर्ता (Agent/Doer)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु) → इच्छत् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: कृदन्त (Present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक-सम्भव, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — Instrumental singular; ‘by one desiring’

Speaker

Narada (in instruction-style narration within the Purva Bhaga, Fourth Pada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishveshvara
• Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It teaches a threefold devotional discipline—darśana (beholding), pūjā (worship), and smaraṇa (remembrance)—centered on the Lord who destroys sin, making sacred encounter itself a means of purification and upliftment.

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

Bhakti is presented as practical and continuous: see the Lord with reverence, worship Him with offerings and service, and keep Him in memory—these acts together mature into inner knowing (vedanīyaḥ) and bring auspicious well-being.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ritual application rather than a specific Vedāṅga: it points to pūjā as a regulated practice (kalpa-oriented discipline) and to smaraṇa as daily observance, aligning outer worship with inner recollection.