Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

Devanagari script

नमो जगत्कारणकारणाय नमोऽस्तु शब्दादिविवर्जिताय । नमोऽस्तु ते दिव्यसुखप्रदाय नमो नमो भक्तमनोगताय ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

namo jagatkāraṇakāraṇāya namo'stu śabdādivivarjitāya | namo'stu te divyasukhapradāya namo namo bhaktamanogatāya || 77 ||

Translation

Đảnh lễ Ngài, Đấng là nguyên nhân của mọi nguyên nhân trong vũ trụ. Đảnh lễ Ngài, Đấng vượt ngoài âm thanh và mọi phạm trù giác quan. Đảnh lễ Ngài, Đấng ban lạc phúc thiêng liêng. Muôn lần đảnh lễ Ngài, Đấng ngự trong tâm của người sùng kính (bhakta).

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; salutation

• jagat-kāraṇa-kāraṇāya: to the cause of the cause of the world
• jagat-kāraṇa-kāraṇāya: Sampradana/Recipient (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (जगत्, प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (कारण, प्रातिपदिक) + kāraṇa (कारण, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular; tatpuruṣa chain: 'cause of the world' + 'cause (of that cause)' → 'cause of the cause of the world'

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya/Verb (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: लोट्, 3rd person, Singular

• śabda-ādi-vivarjitāya: to the one devoid of sound and the like
• śabda-ādi-vivarjitāya: Sampradana/Recipient (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śabda (शब्द, प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि, अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (विवर्जित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular; vivarjita = PPP (क्त) from √vṛj/√varj with vi-; 'devoid of'; śabda-ādi = 'sound etc.'

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya/Verb (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: लोट्, 3rd person, Singular

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana/Recipient (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (त्वद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun; Dative, Singular; enclitic

• divya-sukha-pradāya: to the giver of divine bliss
• divya-sukha-pradāya: Sampradana/Recipient (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divya (दिव्य, प्रातिपदिक) + sukha (सुख, प्रातिपदिक) + pradā (प्रदा/प्रद, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular; 'giver of divine happiness'

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• namaḥ: salutation (again)
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular; repetition for emphasis

• bhakta-mano-gatāya: to the one who has entered devotees' minds
• bhakta-mano-gatāya: Sampradana/Recipient (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (भक्त, प्रातिपदिक) + manas (मनस्, प्रातिपदिक) + gata (गत, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular; gata = PPP (क्त) from √gam; 'gone/entered'; compound meaning 'entered into the minds of devotees'

Speaker

Narada

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?

It praises the Lord as the ultimate metaphysical source—“the cause of causes”—who transcends sensory description yet becomes intimately present within the devotee’s inner consciousness, granting divine bliss.

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

Bhakti is shown as the means by which the transcendent Lord becomes accessible: though beyond sound and sensory categories, He is “entered into the devotee’s mind,” implying remembrance, love, and inner worship as direct spiritual practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is taught in this verse; it functions primarily as stuti (praise) with Vedantic framing—pointing to the Lord’s transcendence beyond śabda (sound) and sensory objectification.