Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

पद्मपुष्पेण यो विष्णुं शिवं वा पूजयन्नेरः । स याति विष्णुभवनं कुलकोटिसमन्वितः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

padmapuṣpeṇa yo viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ vā pūjayanneraḥ | sa yāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ kulakoṭisamanvitaḥ || 60 ||

Translation

جو شخص غفلت سے پاک ہو کر کنول کے پھول سے وشنو یا شِو کی پوجا کرتا ہے، وہ کروڑوں اہلِ خاندان سمیت وشنو کے بھون کو پہنچتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• पद्म-पुष्पेण: with a lotus-flower
• पद्म-पुष्पेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: ‘पद्मं पुष्पम्’ = lotus-flower), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

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

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (alternative particle)

• पूजयन्: worshipping
• पूजयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विष्णु-भवनम्: Viṣṇu’s abode
• विष्णु-भवनम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विष्णोः भवनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुल-कोटि-समन्वितः: accompanied by crores of (his) family members/lineage
• कुल-कोटि-समन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, √अन्वि/सम्-अन्वि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रृंखला: ‘कुलकोट्या समन्वितः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even a simple, sincere offering—like a lotus flower—when done attentively in worship yields a supreme fruit: attainment of Viṣṇu’s abode, with merit extending to one’s lineage.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and intention-centered: the emphasis is on reverent pūjā without negligence (apramāda), not on expensive materials, and the fruit is direct divine proximity (Viṣṇu-bhavana).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (Kalpa/Smārta-ācāra) is implied: offering a prescribed pure item (lotus) with proper attentiveness in pūjā, reflecting the Vedāṅga principle that correct procedure and mindful performance shape results.