Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा नॄणां स्मर्तॄणां द्विजसत्तम । ततः कल्पांतरे विप्र कदाचिन्महिषासुरः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

bhuktimuktipradā nṝṇāṃ smartṝṇāṃ dvijasattama | tataḥ kalpāṃtare vipra kadācinmahiṣāsuraḥ || 52 ||

Translation

Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong hàng lưỡng sinh, đối với những ai tưởng niệm, (pháp ấy) ban cả hưởng thụ thế gian lẫn giải thoát. Rồi về sau, trong một kiếp khác, hỡi bà-la-môn, đã từng có ác quỷ Mahiṣāsura xuất hiện.

Word by Word

• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदा: giver of enjoyment and liberation
• भुक्ति-मुक्ति-प्रदा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; ‘भुक्तिं च मुक्तिं च प्रददाति’ (giver of enjoyment and liberation)

• नॄणाम्: of men/people
• नॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), बहुवचन

• स्मर्तॄणाम्: of those who remember (her)
• स्मर्तॄणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर्तृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; स्मृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (Gen.), बहुवचन; कर्तृ-प्रत्यय (agent noun)

• द्विज-सत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कल्प-अन्तरे: in another aeon
• कल्प-अन्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc.), एकवचन

• विप्र: O brahmin
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन

• कदाचित्: once/sometime
• कदाचित्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• महिष-असुरः: Mahiṣāsura
• महिष-असुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; ‘महिषः असुरः’ (buffalo-demon)

Speaker

Narada (continuing the narration to a brāhmaṇa interlocutor within the Third Pada dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣāsura

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a phala-shruti: it states that mere smaraṇa (devotional remembrance/recall) of the subject just described yields both bhukti (worldly welfare) and mukti (liberation), highlighting remembrance as a potent sādhanā.

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

By emphasizing smartṝṇām—“those who remember”—the verse elevates continuous remembrance as a core bhakti practice, implying that inner recollection can be as spiritually efficacious as external ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it underscores the Vedāṅga-aligned discipline of correct recitation and retention (smaraṇa linked with śikṣā and chandas traditions), since remembrance and repetition are presented as producing definite results (phala).