Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

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

Devanagari script

क्षीराब्धिशायिन्देवेश रमाकान्त जगत्पते । क्षीरदानेन सुप्रीतो भव सर्वसुखप्रदः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrābdhiśāyindeveśa ramākānta jagatpate | kṣīradānena suprīto bhava sarvasukhapradaḥ || 67 ||

Translation

اے بحرِ شیر پر شایِن دیویش، اے رَما کے کانت جگت پتی! دودھ کے دان سے خوش ہو کر ہر طرح کی خوشی عطا فرما۔

Word by Word

• क्षीराब्धिशायिन्: O one who lies on the ocean of milk
• क्षीराब्धिशायिन्: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर-अब्धि-शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; विष्णोः विशेषण-नाम

• देवेश: O Lord of gods
• देवेश: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• रमाकान्त: O beloved of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमाकान्त: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा-कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• जगत्पते: O Lord of the world
• जगत्पते: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• क्षीरदानेन: by the gift of milk
• क्षीरदानेन: करण/हेतु (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर-दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सुप्रीतः: well-pleased
• सुप्रीतः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of त्वम् implied)

• भव: be
• भव: विधेय-क्रिया (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वसुखप्रदः: giver of all happiness
• सर्वसुखप्रदः: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सुख-प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of त्वम् implied)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a vrata/dāna-oriented prayer to Vishnu within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Śrīdhara-vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi (Rama)

FAQs

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

It presents dāna (charitable gifting)—specifically kṣīra-dāna—as a bhakti-based offering to Viṣṇu, invoking Him as the cosmic Lord who, when pleased, grants well-being and auspicious happiness.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent address (naming Viṣṇu with devotional epithets) and a concrete act of service—donation—showing that loving devotion is practiced through worship joined with compassionate giving.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-style practice) is implied: a specific dāna is paired with a prayer/mantra for a defined phala (result), reflecting the procedural side of dharma rather than grammar or astrology.