Shloka 39

The Description of Kāśī (Kāśī-māhātmya): Avimukta, Kapālamocana, and Śiva’s Purification

Devanagari script

जय जय जगदीश नाथ विष्णो जगदानंदनिधान वेदवेद्य । मधुमथन नृसिंह पीतवासो गरुडाधिष्ठित माधवादिदेव ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

jaya jaya jagadīśa nātha viṣṇo jagadānaṃdanidhāna vedavedya | madhumathana nṛsiṃha pītavāso garuḍādhiṣṭhita mādhavādideva || 39 ||

Translation

Chiến thắng! Chiến thắng! Ôi Chúa tể vũ trụ, ôi Nātha Viṣṇu—kho tàng hỷ lạc của thế gian, Đấng được Veda chứng tri. Ôi kẻ diệt Madhu, ôi Narasiṃha, ôi Đấng mặc y vàng; ôi Mādhava, Thần nguyên thủy, ngự trên Garuḍa!

Word by Word

• jaya: victory! hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/vocative address)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (जय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: जय-शब्दः सम्बोधनार्थे (interjection/benedictive cry), अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (used as indeclinable)

• jaya: hail!
• jaya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jaya (जय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis), सम्बोधनार्थे

• jagadīśa: O Lord of the world
• jagadīśa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-īśa (जगत् + ईश, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative/8th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (jagataḥ īśaḥ)

• nātha: O master
• nātha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nātha (नाथ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• viṣṇo: O Viṣṇu
• viṣṇo: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• jagadānandanidhāna: O treasure-house of the world’s bliss
• jagadānandanidhāna: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat-ānanda-nidhāna (जगत् + आनन्द + निधान, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (jagataḥ ānandasya nidhānam)

• vedavedya: knowable through the Vedas
• vedavedya: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda-vedya (वेद + वेद्य, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘वेदैः वेद्यः’ (instrumental-tatpurusha sense), विशेषण of विष्णु

• madhumathana: O slayer of Madhu
• madhumathana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhu-mathana (मधु + मथन, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थः ‘मधुं मथ्नाति/हन्ति’

• nṛsiṃha: O Narasiṃha
• nṛsiṃha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ-siṃha (नृ + सिंह, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (man-lion)

• pītavāsaḥ: O wearer of yellow garments
• pītavāsaḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīta-vāsa (पीत + वासस्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि ‘पीतानि वासांसि यस्य’

• garuḍādhiṣṭhita: mounted on Garuḍa
• garuḍādhiṣṭhita: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garuḍa-adhiṣṭhita (गरुड + अधिष्ठित, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त, ‘गरुडेन अधिष्ठितः/आरूढः’

• mādhava-ādideva: O Mādhava, primeval God
• mādhava-ādideva: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava-ādi-deva (माधव + आदि + देव, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘देवानाम् आदिः देवः’ (primeval god), माधव इति विशेषणपूर्वक

Speaker

Narada (stuti within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narasimha
• Madhumathana (Vishnu as slayer of Madhu)
• Garuda
• Madhava

FAQs

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

It is a concentrated Vishnu-stuti that affirms Vishnu as jagadīśa (cosmic lord), veda-vedya (the Vedas’ ultimate object), and the source of ānanda, emphasizing liberation-oriented devotion through praise of His names and attributes.

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

By enumerating Vishnu’s epithets—Madhumathana, Narasiṃha, Mādhava, Garuḍādhiṣṭhita—it models nāma–guṇa-kīrtana (glorification of divine names and qualities), a core bhakti practice taught across the Purana tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The phrase veda-vedya highlights a Vedānta-oriented takeaway: Vedic study culminates in knowing the Supreme (Vishnu). Practically, it supports correct mantra-centered devotion where śruti (Veda) and stuti (praise) align in meaning and intent.