Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

The Characteristics of Devotion to Hari

Devanagari script

तस्माच्छृणुष्व देवर्षे भजस्व सततं हरिम् । मा कुरुष्व ह्यहङ्कारं विद्युल्लोलश्रिया वृथा ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

tasmācchṛṇuṣva devarṣe bhajasva satataṃ harim | mā kuruṣva hyahaṅkāraṃ vidyullolaśriyā vṛthā || 26 ||

Translation

Vì vậy, hỡi bậc thánh hiền thiên giới, hãy lắng nghe kỹ và luôn luôn phụng thờ Hari. Chớ nuôi dưỡng ngã mạn, vì phú quý thế gian mong manh, chập chờn như tia chớp; gắng sức vì nó trong hư danh chỉ là vô ích.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: Therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial usage (originally Ablative Singular of tad)

• śṛṇuṣva: Listen
• śṛṇuṣva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative/लोट्), Atmanepada, Madhyama Purusha (2nd Person), Singular

• devarṣe: O Divine Sage
• devarṣe: Sambodhya (Addressee/सम्बोध्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana/सम्बोधन), Singular

• bhajasva: Worship
• bhajasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative/लोट्), Atmanepada, Madhyama Purusha (2nd Person), Singular

• satatam: Constantly
• satatam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (Kriya-visheshana)

• harim: Hari (Vishnu)
• harim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• mā: Do not
• mā: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prohibitive Particle

• kuruṣva: Do/Make
• kuruṣva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Lot Lakara (Imperative/लोट्), Atmanepada, Madhyama Purusha (2nd Person), Singular

• hi: Indeed/For
• hi: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (Emphatic/Causal)

• ahaṅkāram: Pride/Ego
• ahaṅkāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṅkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vidyullolaśriyā: Due to wealth fickle like lightning
• vidyullolaśriyā: Hetu (Cause/Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyullolaśrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular. (vidyut iva lolā śrīḥ)

• vṛthā: In vain/Uselessly
• vṛthā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vṛthā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

Speaker

Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu
• Narada

FAQs

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

It urges steady devotion to Hari and warns that ego and attachment to unstable worldly fortune obstruct liberation; true security is in constant bhakti.

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

Bhakti is presented as continuous worship and attentive listening to sacred instruction—keeping Hari at the center rather than chasing temporary success.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—humility (freedom from ahaṅkāra) supporting mantra-japa, śravaṇa, and daily Hari-upāsanā.