Shloka 49

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

विख्यातं परमं क्षेत्रं मुक्तिदं पुरुषोत्तमम् । स गत्वा नृपतिस्तत्र समृद्धबलवाहनः ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

vikhyātaṃ paramaṃ kṣetraṃ muktidaṃ puruṣottamam | sa gatvā nṛpatistatra samṛddhabalavāhanaḥ || 49 ||

Translation

Thánh địa tối thượng ấy—nổi danh khắp nơi, ban giải thoát, thuộc về Đấng Purushottama—đã được nhà vua đến tới; và khi đến đó, ông mang theo lực lượng cùng xe ngựa dồi dào.

Word by Word

• विख्यातम्: renowned
• विख्यातम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'well-known' (qualifies kṣetram)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• क्षेत्रम्: sacred place
• क्षेत्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मुक्तिदम्: granting liberation
• मुक्तिदम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative: 'giver of liberation'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पुरुषोत्तमम्: most excellent (of places/men)
• पुरुषोत्तमम्: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय (best among men), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), 'having gone'

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: कर्ता (Karta/apposition to सः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there')

• समृद्धबलवाहनः: having abundant forces and conveyances
• समृद्धबलवाहनः: कर्तृ-विशेषण (agent-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समृद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive: 'he whose strength and vehicles are abundant'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue narrative with the Sanatkumara tradition, recounting a tirtha-mahatmya episode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Purushottama (Vishnu)
• Nrpati (the king)

FAQs

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

It highlights Purushottama’s kshetra as a “muktida” (liberation-giving) tirtha, emphasizing that approaching such a sacred place is itself framed as a movement toward moksha.

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

By naming the place as belonging to Purushottama, the verse centers the pilgrimage around Vishnu as the supreme refuge—suggesting that devotion expressed through yatra and reverence to Vishnu’s kshetra supports liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is taught in this shloka; it functions within tirtha-mahatmya narrative, implicitly pointing to dharmic practice through pilgrimage (yatra-niyama) rather than technical disciplines like Vyakarana or Jyotisha.