Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā

Devanagari script

कैर्मंत्रैर्भगवान्विष्णुः समाराध्यो मुनीश्वराः । के देवाः पूजनीयाश्च विष्णुपादपरायणैः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

kairmaṃtrairbhagavānviṣṇuḥ samārādhyo munīśvarāḥ | ke devāḥ pūjanīyāśca viṣṇupādaparāyaṇaiḥ || 8 ||

Translation

اے مُنی اِیشورو! کن منتروں سے بھگوان وِشنو کی درست طور پر آرادھنا کی جائے؟ اور وِشنو کے قدموں کے پرستار کن دیوتاؤں کو قابلِ پوجا سمجھیں؟

Word by Word

• कैः: by which?
• कैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विष्णुः: Vishnu
• विष्णुः: कर्ता/विधेय (Apposition/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समाराध्यः: to be worshipped
• समाराध्यः: विधेय (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-राध् (धातु) → समाराध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: यत्/तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुनीश्वराः: O lords of sages
• मुनीश्वराः: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मुनीनां ईश्वराः (O lords among sages)

• के: which?
• के: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पूजनीयाः: worthy of worship
• पूजनीयाः: विधेय (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजनीय (कृदन्त)
• Form: अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘worthy to be worshipped’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विष्णु-पाद-परायणैः: by those devoted to Vishnu’s feet
• विष्णु-पाद-परायणैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: विष्णोः पादेषु परायणाः (those devoted to Vishnu’s feet)

Speaker

Narada (inquiring of the Sanatkumara brothers / foremost sages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse frames a core Vaishnava principle: devotion is not vague sentiment but is guided by mantra-vidhi and proper worship, centered on Viṣṇu as the supreme object of adoration.

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

It presents bhakti as viṣṇupāda-parāyaṇatā—exclusive refuge at Viṣṇu’s feet—while also asking how a devotee should relate to other devas, implying an ordered, Vishnu-centered devotional hierarchy.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to mantra-prayoga (correct application of mantras) and worship procedure—topics closely tied to Kalpa (ritual discipline) and the accurate recitation concerns supported by Śikṣā (phonetics).