Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti
यत्पादतोयं भवरोगवैद्यो । यत्पादपांसुर्विमलत्वसिद्ध्यै । यन्नाम दुष्कर्मनिवारणाय । तमप्रमेयं पुरुषं भजामि ॥ २१ ॥
yatpādatoyaṃ bhavarogavaidyo | yatpādapāṃsurvimalatvasiddhyai | yannāma duṣkarmanivāraṇāya | tamaprameyaṃ puruṣaṃ bhajāmi || 21 ||
میں اُس بے پیمانہ پرُشوتم کی عبادت کرتا ہوں—جس کا پاد-تیर्थ بھَو روگ کا طبیب ہے، جس کی پاد-رَج پاکیزگی عطا کرتی ہے، اور جس کا نام بداعمالیوں کو دور کرتا ہے۔
Narada (in a hymn of praise within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that liberation-oriented purification is accessible through devotion to the Supreme Person: pādodaka heals the ‘bhava-roga’ of samsara, pāda-dhūli perfects inner purity, and nāma-smarana blocks and removes sin, making bhakti a complete soteriological remedy.
Bhakti is presented as practical refuge: honoring the Lord’s feet (pādodaka, pāda-pāṃsu) and chanting His Name (nāma) are direct devotional acts that transform the devotee—purifying conduct, dissolving karmic impediments, and orienting the mind toward the aprameya Purusha.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is bhakti-sādhana—nāma-japa and reverential use of pādodaka as purificatory observance within Purāṇic ritual culture.