Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

शालग्रामेऽपयेद्यस्तु तुलस्यास्तु दलानि च । स वसेद्विष्णुभवने यावदाभूतसम्प्लवम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

śālagrāme'payedyastu tulasyāstu dalāni ca | sa vasedviṣṇubhavane yāvadābhūtasamplavam || 31 ||

Translation

Ai dâng lá Tulasī lên Śālagrāma (linh thạch biểu tượng của Viṣṇu), người ấy sẽ an trú trong cõi Viṣṇu cho đến ngày đại tan rã của muôn loài.

Word by Word

• śālagrāme: on the Shalagrama stone
• śālagrāme: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śālagrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• arpayet: should offer
• arpayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ṛ (ऋ) [Causative: arp]
• Form: Optative (Vidhilin), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tu: indeed
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• tulasyāḥ: of Tulasi
• tulasyāḥ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tulasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• tu: and/but
• tu: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• dalāni: leaves
• dalāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• sa: he
• sa: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• vaset: would reside
• vaset: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (वस्)
• Form: Optative (Vidhilin), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• viṣṇubhavane: in the house of Vishnu
• viṣṇubhavane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇubhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• yāvat: as long as / until
• yāvat: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• ābhūtasamplavam: until the dissolution of the universe
• ābhūtasamplavam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ābhūtasamplava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial Compound

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shalagrama
• Tulasi

FAQs

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

It exalts a simple act of Viṣṇu-bhakti—offering Tulasi to Śālagrāma—as a direct cause for attaining residence in Viṣṇu’s divine abode, described with the highest time-scale: up to pralaya.

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

It presents bhakti as accessible and efficacious: sincere worship through a sacred offering (Tulasi) to Viṣṇu’s emblem (Śālagrāma) yields supreme, enduring spiritual destiny (Viṣṇu-bhavana).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: proper upacāra (offering) in Viṣṇu-pūjā—specifically Tulasi-dala arpaṇa to Śālagrāma—as a concise rule of worship and its stated fruit (phala).