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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti

हरिपूजापरा यत्र महांतः शुद्धबुद्धयः । तत्रैव सकलं भद्रं यथा निम्ने जलं द्विज ॥ ५४ ॥

haripūjāparā yatra mahāṃtaḥ śuddhabuddhayaḥ | tatraiva sakalaṃ bhadraṃ yathā nimne jalaṃ dvija || 54 ||

اے دِوِج! جہاں پاکیزہ عقل والے مہانت ہری کی پوجا میں منہمک رہتے ہیں، وہیں ساری بھلائی جمع ہو جاتی ہے—جیسے نشیبی زمین میں پانی خود بخود اکٹھا ہو جاتا ہے۔

haripūjāparāḥintent on the worship of Hari
haripūjāparāḥ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootharipūjāpara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
yatrawhere
yatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyatra (अव्यय)
FormRelative Adverb
mahāntaḥgreat souls
mahāntaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
śuddhabuddhayaḥthose of pure intellect
śuddhabuddhayaḥ:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśuddhabuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
FormAdverb
evaindeed
eva:
None
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle
sakalamall / entire
sakalam:
Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsakala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
bhadramauspiciousness
bhadram:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
yathājust as
yathā:
None
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb
nimnein a low place
nimne:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootnimna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
jalamwater
jalam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (implied verb flows)
TypeNoun
Rootjala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
dvijaO Twice-born
dvija:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Singular

Narada

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

H
Hari
V
Vishnu

FAQs

It teaches that true auspiciousness is not random but concentrates where pure-minded saints engage in Hari’s worship—holiness is a living presence created by devotion and purified intellect.

Bhakti is shown as the attracting force for “bhadra” (welfare): when worship of Vishnu is central and guided by the pure-minded (mahāntaḥ), blessings naturally arise and stabilize, like water settling in a low basin.

No specific Vedanga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharmic discernment—seeking satsanga and a place where Vishnu worship is sincerely established.