Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

The Description of the Glory of the Purāṇa

Purāṇa-Māhātmya

Devanagari script

कलिकल्मषविषनाशनं हरिं यो जपपूजनविधिभेषजोपसेवी । स तु निर्विषमनसा समेत्य यागं लभते सतमभीप्सितं हि लोकम् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

kalikalmaṣaviṣanāśanaṃ hariṃ yo japapūjanavidhibheṣajopasevī | sa tu nirviṣamanasā sametya yāgaṃ labhate satamabhīpsitaṃ hi lokam || 50 ||

Translation

جو جپ اور پوجا کی مقررہ विधی کو دوا بنا کر، کَلی کے گناہوں کے زہر کو مٹانے والے ہری کی سیوا کرتا ہے، وہ زہر سے پاک (صاف) دل کے ساتھ یَگّیہ پورا کر کے، یقیناً مطلوب و پسندیدہ حقیقی لوک/پد پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• कलिकल्मषविषनाशनम्: destroyer of the poison of Kali’s sin
• कलिकल्मषविषनाशनम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलि + कल्मष + विष + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘हरिम्’: ‘(him) who destroys the poison of Kali’s impurity’

• हरिम्: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• जपपूजनविधिभेषजोपसेवी: one devoted to the remedy—rules of japa and worship
• जपपूजनविधिभेषजोपसेवी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप + पूजन + विधि + भेषज + उपसेविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘यः’: ‘one who practices/uses the medicine in the form of the method of japa and worship’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: indeed/but)

• निर्विषमनसा: with a purified (poison-free) mind
• निर्विषमनसा: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विष + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual; agreeing with agent), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with a mind free from poison (sin)’

• समेत्य: having approached
• समेत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having approached/come to’

• यागम्: sacrifice; worship
• यागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सतम्: good; true; auspicious
• सतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘लोकम्’

• अभीप्सितम्: desired
• अभीप्सितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + ईप्स् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘लोकम्’: ‘desired’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• लोकम्: world; realm
• लोकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Kali

FAQs

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

It presents Hari-bhakti as the antidote to Kali-yuga’s moral “poison,” teaching that disciplined japa and pūjā purify the mind and lead to the highest desired attainment (loka/state).

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

Bhakti is framed as regular upāsanā—serving Hari through prescribed worship and mantra-repetition—where devotion is not merely emotion but a consistent, rule-guided practice that transforms the inner state (nirviṣa-manas).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis is on vidhi (procedural correctness) in japa and pūjā—aligned with Kalpa (ritual science) and the disciplined application of mantra practice, where method and regularity are treated as a “bheṣaja” (remedy).