Shloka 57

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

प्रवक्ष्यामि समासेन श्रिया पृष्टं च यत्पुरा । सुमेरोः कांचने श्रृंगे सर्वाश्चर्यसमन्विते ॥ ५७ ॥

Transliteration

pravakṣyāmi samāsena śriyā pṛṣṭaṃ ca yatpurā | sumeroḥ kāṃcane śrṛṃge sarvāścaryasamanvite || 57 ||

Translation

Nay ta sẽ thuật lại vắn tắt điều xưa kia được Śrī (Lakṣmī) thỉnh hỏi trên đỉnh vàng của núi Sumeru—nơi hội tụ mọi điều kỳ diệu.

Word by Word

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• समासेन: briefly, in summary
• समासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; adverbial instrumental ‘briefly/in summary’

• श्रिया: by Śrī (the goddess)
• श्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पृष्टम्: asked (that which was asked)
• पृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पृच्छ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; agrees with implied ‘वचनम्/वृत्तान्तम्’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; relative pronoun referring to ‘that (which)’

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सुमेरोः: of Sumeru
• सुमेरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमेरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• काञ्चने: golden
• काञ्चने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; agrees with ‘शृङ्गे’

• शृङ्गे: on the peak
• शृङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सर्व-आश्चर्य-समन्विते: endowed with all wonders
• सर्व-आश्चर्य-समन्विते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘सर्वैः आश्चर्यैः समन्वितम्’ → ‘सर्वाश्चर्यसमन्विते’ (agreeing with ‘शृङ्गे’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi (Shri)
• Sumeru

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching as a sacred recollection: knowledge is presented as a remembered divine dialogue (Lakṣmī’s inquiry), giving authority and sanctity to what follows.

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

By invoking Śrī (Lakṣmī) and a wondrous sacred setting, the verse prepares the listener for devotional hearing (śravaṇa) of a holy narrative—an essential bhakti practice in Purāṇic tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this line; it functions as a narrative preface establishing speaker, setting, and lineage of instruction.