Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

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

Devanagari script

समागतं देवपतिं बृहस्पतिसमन्वितम् । दृष्ट्वा यथार्हं देवर्षे पूजयामास सादरम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

samāgataṃ devapatiṃ bṛhaspatisamanvitam | dṛṣṭvā yathārhaṃ devarṣe pūjayāmāsa sādaram || 11 ||

Translation

Thấy chúa tể chư thiên đến, có Bṛhaspati tháp tùng, vị thánh hiền thiên giới liền nghênh tiếp đúng lễ, cung kính phụng thờ.

Word by Word

• समागतम्: arrived
• समागतम्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समागत (कृदन्त; √गम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) विशेषण

• देवपतिम्: lord of the gods (Indra)
• देवपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवानां पतिः)

• बृहस्पतिसमन्वितम्: accompanied by Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिसमन्वितम्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त; √अन्वि/अन्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः ‘बृहस्पतिना समन्वितम्’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya (क्रिया) सहायक
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having seen’

• यथा-अर्हम्: as appropriate
• यथा-अर्हम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial) ‘as is proper’

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (देवः ऋषिः)

• पूजयामास: honoured / worshipped
• पूजयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Periphrastic Perfect/परस्मैपद-परिप्रयोग), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘पूजय् + आमास’

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्ययार्थ) + आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial) ‘with respect’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, likely Sūta in the frame narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Brihaspati

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma as reverential conduct—offering appropriate honor to exalted beings (and by extension, to guests and teachers) is itself a purifying spiritual practice.

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

Though not a direct bhakti instruction, it models the bhakti attitude of sādara (reverent humility): devotion is expressed through respectful service and honoring those who embody divine authority and wisdom.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-practice principles (kalpa/ācāra): yathārha pūjā—performing honors in the proper manner according to rank, context, and prescribed etiquette.