Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

यस्य स्मृत्या च नामोक्त्या तपोयज्ञक्रियादिषु । न्यूनं संपूर्णतां याति सद्यो वन्दे तमच्युतम् ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

yasya smṛtyā ca nāmoktyā tapoyajñakriyādiṣu | nyūnaṃ saṃpūrṇatāṃ yāti sadyo vande tamacyutam || 108 ||

Translation

جس کے ذکر اور نام کے اُچار سے تپسیا، یَجْن اور دیگر دھارمک کرموں کی کمی فوراً پوری ہو جاتی ہے—اُس اَچْیُت پروردگار کو میں اسی دم سجدۂ تعظیم کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• yasya: of whom/whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• smṛtyā: by (his) remembrance
• smṛtyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• nāma-uktyā: by uttering the name
• nāma-uktyā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman + ukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाम्नः उक्तिः = name-utterance)

• tapaḥ-yajña-kriyā-ādiṣu: in austerities, sacrifices, rites, etc.
• tapaḥ-yajña-kriyā-ādiṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas + yajña + kriyā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (collective), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); समाहार-द्वन्द्वः with ādi; ‘in austerities, sacrifices, rituals, etc.’

• nyūnam: deficiency; what is lacking
• nyūnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nyūna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used substantively = ‘deficiency/that which is lacking’

• saṃpūrṇatām: to completeness
• saṃpūrṇatām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpūrṇatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yāti: goes/attains
• yāti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धाातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sadyaḥ: immediately
• sadyaḥ: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• vande: I bow to / I worship
• vande: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vand (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• acyutam: Acyuta (the infallible Lord)
• acyutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: acyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper epithet

Speaker

Narada (praise of Vishnu/Acyuta within the teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Acyuta

FAQs

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

It teaches that Vishnu’s remembrance (smarana) and Name (nāmokti) have a sanctifying, completing power—able to perfect what is lacking in one’s tapas, yajna, and ritual duties—highlighting the supremacy of devotion over mere external performance.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and decisive: even when one’s ritual capacity is limited or imperfect, sincere remembrance and chanting of Vishnu’s Name brings the act to spiritual wholeness, making nāma-japa and smaraṇa central limbs of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It underscores correct ritual orientation (kriyā) by prioritizing the devotional core of rites: remembrance and name-recitation function as the essential ‘completion’ (saṃpūrṇatā) factor for yajña and allied karmas, a key practical takeaway for Vedic ritual practice.