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Shloka 74

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

भक्त्या दृष्ट्वा तु तं देवं प्रणम्य नृहरिं शुभे । मुच्यते पातकैर्मर्त्यः समस्तैर्नात्र संशयः ॥ ७४ ॥

bhaktyā dṛṣṭvā tu taṃ devaṃ praṇamya nṛhariṃ śubhe | mucyate pātakairmartyaḥ samastairnātra saṃśayaḥ || 74 ||

Hỡi phu nhân cát tường, với lòng bhakti chiêm ngưỡng Đức Nṛhari và cúi lạy Ngài, người phàm được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi—điều ấy không nghi ngờ.

भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
करण (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)
तुindeed/but
तु:
सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थ (but/indeed)
तम्that (him)
तम्:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
कर्म (Object; apposition to तम्)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रणम्यhaving bowed (to)
प्रणम्य:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-नम् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)
नृहरिम्Nṛhari (Man-Lion Lord)
नृहरिम्:
कर्म (Object; apposition to तम्)
TypeNoun
Rootनृहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: नृ (man) + हरि (lion/Vishnu)
शुभेin auspicious (circumstances)
शुभे:
अधिकरण (Locative setting)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन (Singular); संबोधनार्थे/स्थानवाचक (in auspicious [time/place])
मुच्यतेis freed
मुच्यते:
क्रिया (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
पातकैःby/ from sins
पातकैः:
करण (Instrument; from sins)
TypeNoun
Rootपातक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural)
मर्त्यःa mortal
मर्त्यः:
कर्ता (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)
समस्तैःall (entire)
समस्तैः:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसमस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन (Plural); पातकैः इति विशेषण (qualifying pātakaiḥ)
not
:
सम्बन्ध (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-निपात (negation particle)
अत्रhere
अत्र:
अधिकरण (Locative adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
कर्ता (Subject; of implied 'asti')
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन (Singular)

Narada

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

N
Nṛhari (Narasimha)
D
Deva (the Lord)

FAQs

It asserts the purificatory power of Nṛsiṃha-darśana and namaskāra performed with bhakti: sincere devotional seeing and prostration are said to destroy all pātakas (sins).

Bhakti is presented as the decisive inner condition: mere contact is not emphasized—rather, seeing the Lord with devotion and bowing in surrender becomes the means for inner cleansing and spiritual uplift.

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is ritual praxis (namaskāra and darśana) empowered by bhakti, a common Purāṇic principle used in tīrtha-mahātmyas.