Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96

Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa

Dharmakīrti before Yama

Devanagari script

तेषां तु विष्णुभवनं परमानंददायकम् । एवं पुत्रवचः श्रुत्वा संतुष्टो गालवो मुनिः ॥ ९६ ॥

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tu viṣṇubhavanaṃ paramānaṃdadāyakam | evaṃ putravacaḥ śrutvā saṃtuṣṭo gālavo muniḥ || 96 ||

Translation

对他们而言，毗湿奴之居处确是赐予至上喜乐之所。如此，圣者伽罗婆听闻其子之言，心生满足。

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधानार्थक/विरोधार्थक निपात

• विष्णु-भवनम्: Viṣṇu’s abode
• विष्णु-भवनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः भवनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• परम-आनन्द-दायकम्: giving supreme bliss
• परम-आनन्द-दायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—परमः आनन्दः (कर्मधारय) + तं ददाति इति दायकः (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• पुत्र-वचः: the son’s words
• पुत्र-वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—पुत्रस्य वचः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• सन्तुष्टः: satisfied
• सन्तुष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle, active sense); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (proper noun)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing Gālava’s response after hearing his son)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Galava

FAQs

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

It identifies Viṣṇu’s abode as the highest goal—supreme bliss (paramānanda)—and shows that correct spiritual understanding brings inner satisfaction, as seen in Gālava’s contentment.

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

By portraying Viṣṇu’s realm as the source of the highest joy, it implicitly elevates Viṣṇu-bhakti as a liberation-oriented path where devotion culminates in attaining the Lord’s abode.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is śravaṇa (attentive listening to true instruction), a key discipline that supports dharma and bhakti practice.