Shloka 69

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

कामगेन विमानेन नरो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत् । आभूतसंप्लवं यावत्क्रीडित्वा तत्र देववत् ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

kāmagena vimānena naro viṣṇupuraṃ vrajet | ābhūtasaṃplavaṃ yāvatkrīḍitvā tatra devavat || 69 ||

Translation

Một người có thể đến Viṣṇupura bằng cỗ xa bay như ý; tại đó, vui chơi như chư thiên, người ấy lưu trú cho đến khi xảy ra đại hủy diệt vũ trụ của muôn loài.

Word by Word

• कामगेन: by the wish-moving
• कामगेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामग (प्रातिपदिक; काम + ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; instrumental singular; विशेषणम् (vimāna)

• विमानेन: by an aerial car
• विमानेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; instrumental singular

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; nominative singular

• विष्णुपुरम्: to Viṣṇu’s city
• विष्णुपुरम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णुपुर (प्रातिपदिक; विष्णु + पुर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; accusative singular; गन्तव्यस्थानम्

• व्रजेत्: should go
• व्रजेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should go

• आभूतसंप्लवम्: until the cosmic deluge
• आभूतसंप्लवम्: अधिकरण (Time-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभूतसंप्लव (प्रातिपदिक; आ + भूत + संप्लव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘until’ के साथ काल-परिमाण

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: सम्बन्ध (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक-कालवाचक (correlative ‘as long as/until’)

• क्रीडित्वा: having played
• क्रीडित्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having played’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• देववत्: like a god
• देववत्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: देववत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative adverb ‘like a god’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vishnupura

FAQs

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

It presents the phala (result) of reaching Viṣṇu’s divine realm—deva-like joy and an exceptionally long stay lasting up to cosmic dissolution—indicating the supreme, enduring reward associated with Viṣṇu-centered merit.

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

By portraying Viṣṇupura as the destination and Viṣṇu as the ultimate refuge, it frames devotion as leading to intimate participation in the divine realm—“sporting like a deva”—a classic Purāṇic way of expressing the fruit of Viṣṇu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a tirtha-mahātmya phala-śruti, emphasizing the ritual-devotional outcome (phala) rather than grammar (Vyākaraṇa), astrology (Jyotiṣa), or liturgical procedure (Kalpa).