Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam

The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya

Devanagari script

तस्माज्जन्तुषु सर्वेषु हितकृद्धरिपूजकः । ईप्सितं मनसा यद्यत्तत्तदाप्नोत्यसंशयम् ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

tasmājjantuṣu sarveṣu hitakṛddharipūjakaḥ | īpsitaṃ manasā yadyattattadāpnotyasaṃśayam || 82 ||

Translation

Vì thế, ai thờ phụng Hari và làm lợi ích cho mọi loài hữu tình, người ấy chắc chắn đạt được điều mình ước nguyện trong tâm—không chút nghi ngờ.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपं निबद्धम् अव्ययीभावार्थे; हेत्वर्थक अव्ययप्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• जन्तुषु: among beings
• जन्तुषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन

• सर्वेषु: all
• सर्वेषु: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् जन्तुषु

• हित-कृत्: doer of good
• हित-कृत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष; कृदन्त ‘कृत्’ (agent noun), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘one who does good’

• हरि-पूजकः: worshipper of Hari
• हरि-पूजकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजक (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √पूज्)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (worshipper of Hari); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: the desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √आप्/ईप्स् ‘to desire’)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle used substantively), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मनसा: by the mind
• मनसा: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तद्-सम्बन्ध (correlative)

• तत्: that very
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निश्चयार्थक (adverb: without doubt)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links two core virtues—Hari-bhakti and sarva-bhuta-hita (welfare of all beings)—and states that such integrated dharma becomes a sure means to fulfillment of heartfelt aims.

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

Bhakti is presented not merely as ritual worship, but as worship expressed through compassion and beneficial conduct toward all creatures; this wholeness makes devotion spiritually effective.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical application of dharma—seva (benefiting beings) as an essential support to successful worship and vows.