Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

Nārada’s Hymn to Viṣṇu

Nāradasya Viṣṇu-stavaḥ

Devanagari script

भूम्यादिलोकत्रितयं संतृप्तात्मानमात्मनि । पश्यन्ति निर्मलं शुद्धं तमीशानं भजाम्यहम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

bhūmyādilokatritayaṃ saṃtṛptātmānamātmani | paśyanti nirmalaṃ śuddhaṃ tamīśānaṃ bhajāmyaham || 44 ||

Translation

زمین سے لے کر تینوں لوکوں میں پھیلے ہوئے، جنہیں باطن میں آسودہ مُنی اپنے ہی اندر بے داغ اور پاک اِیشان کے طور پر دیکھتے ہیں—میں اُسی کی عبادت کرتا ہوں۔

Word by Word

• भूमि: earth
• भूमि: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• आदि: and the rest; beginning with
• आदि: सम्बन्ध (Connector in compound)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition-like); ‘etc./beginning with’ (समासे पूर्वपद)

• लोक: worlds
• लोक: सम्बन्ध (within compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• त्रितयम्: the triad of worlds (earth etc.)
• त्रितयम्: कर्म (Object; as seen)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; समासः: भूमि-आदि-लोक-त्रितय (द्विगु; ‘the triad of worlds beginning with earth’)

• संतृप्त: fully satisfied
• संतृप्त: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तृप् (धातु) → संतृप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण of ‘आत्मानम्’

• आत्मानम्: the Self
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Object of ‘see’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• आत्मनि: in the Self
• आत्मनि: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• पश्यन्ति: see
• पश्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘they see’

• निर्मलम्: spotless
• निर्मलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण of ‘तम्/ईशानम्’

• शुद्धम्: pure
• शुद्धम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object of ‘I worship’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• ईशानम्: the Lord (Īśāna)
• ईशानम्: कर्म (Object; appositional)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; apposition to ‘तम्’

• भजामि: worship
• भजामि: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘I worship’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ishana
• Lord (Supreme Self)

FAQs

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

It teaches that the Supreme Lord is realized inwardly: purified, contented seekers behold Him within the Self as the stainless reality underlying all the worlds, and the proper response is worship (bhajana).

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

Bhakti here is not merely external praise; it is devotion grounded in inner vision—worshiping Īśāna as the pure indwelling Lord whom realized souls directly perceive in their own consciousness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhana-oriented—cultivating purity (śuddhi) and inner steadiness so that contemplation becomes direct seeing (darśana) of the Lord.