Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

पद्मपुष्पेण यो विष्णुं शिवं वा पूजयन्नेरः । स याति विष्णुभवनं कुलकोटिसमन्वितः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

padmapuṣpeṇa yo viṣṇuṃ śivaṃ vā pūjayanneraḥ | sa yāti viṣṇubhavanaṃ kulakoṭisamanvitaḥ || 60 ||

Translation

凡不懈怠者，以一朵莲花供奉毗湿奴，或甚至供奉湿婆，便得往生毗湿奴之居所，并与亿万族人同得随行。

Word by Word

• पद्म-पुष्पेण: with a lotus-flower
• पद्म-पुष्पेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय: ‘पद्मं पुष्पम्’ = lotus-flower), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (alternative particle)

• पूजयन्: worshipping
• पूजयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विष्णु-भवनम्: Viṣṇu’s abode
• विष्णु-भवनम्: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विष्णोः भवनम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुल-कोटि-समन्वितः: accompanied by crores of (his) family members/lineage
• कुल-कोटि-समन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक) + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त, √अन्वि/सम्-अन्वि)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (श्रृंखला: ‘कुलकोट्या समन्वितः’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It teaches that even a simple, sincere offering—like a lotus flower—when done attentively in worship yields a supreme fruit: attainment of Viṣṇu’s abode, with merit extending to one’s lineage.

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

Bhakti is shown as accessible and intention-centered: the emphasis is on reverent pūjā without negligence (apramāda), not on expensive materials, and the fruit is direct divine proximity (Viṣṇu-bhavana).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (Kalpa/Smārta-ācāra) is implied: offering a prescribed pure item (lotus) with proper attentiveness in pūjā, reflecting the Vedāṅga principle that correct procedure and mindful performance shape results.