Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 136

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

स विष्णुभवनं प्राप्य मोदते च युगायुतम् । देव्याः प्रदक्षिणामेकां सप्त सूर्यस्य भूमिप ॥ १३६ ॥

Transliteration

sa viṣṇubhavanaṃ prāpya modate ca yugāyutam | devyāḥ pradakṣiṇāmekāṃ sapta sūryasya bhūmipa || 136 ||

Translation

既至毗湿奴之居处，便于彼处欢喜安乐，历一万劫。大王啊，绕女神右行一匝，其功德等同于绕太阳七匝。

Word by Word

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

• विष्णु-भवनम्: Vishnu’s abode/temple
• विष्णु-भवनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘विष्णोः भवनम्’

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; ‘having attained/reached’

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (and)

• युग-आयुतम्: for ten thousand yugas
• युग-आयुतम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘युगानाम् आयुतम्’ (ten-thousand yugas) used adverbially as duration

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

• प्रदक्षिणाम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एकाम्: one (single)
• एकाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘प्रदक्षिणाम्’

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Saṅkhyā (संख्या/परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत् (indeclinable-like) used as adjective; modifies implied count (e.g., ‘प्रदक्षिणाः’) or as measure

• सूर्यस्य: of the Sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भूमिप: O king
• भूमिप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Devi
• Surya

FAQs

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

It links devotion and worship (especially pradakṣiṇā) with a clear फल-श्रुति: attaining Viṣṇu’s abode and prolonged bliss, while also praising the exceptional potency of circumambulating the Goddess.

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

By presenting simple devotional acts—reaching Viṣṇu through devotion and performing pradakṣiṇā to the Devī—as spiritually efficacious practices that generate great merit and lead toward divine realms.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa/ācāra in the broader Vedāṅga sense) is implied: pradakṣiṇā as a structured act of worship with specified फल (results), including comparative merit statements used in Purāṇic ritual guidance.