Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Yajñamālī–Sumālī Upākhyāna: Merit-Transfer through Temple Plastering (Lepa) and the Redemption of a Sinner

Devanagari script

तस्य तुष्यंति विप्रेंद्र ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । हरिभक्तिपराणां तु संगिनां संगमात्रतः ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

tasya tuṣyaṃti vipreṃdra brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ | haribhaktiparāṇāṃ tu saṃgināṃ saṃgamātrataḥ || 59 ||

Translation

噢，婆罗门中的最胜者，梵天、毗湿奴与大自在天皆因他而欢喜；确实，仅仅与奉爱哈利的同修相交往，便能获得诸神的悦纳。

Word by Word

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• tuṣyanti: are pleased
• tuṣyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• vipra-indra: O best of Brahmins
• vipra-indra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधनम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (viprāṇām indraḥ)

• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarāḥ: Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara
• brahma-viṣṇu-maheśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara)

• hari-bhakti-parāṇām: of those devoted to devotion to Hari
• hari-bhakti-parāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः (haribha(k)tau parāḥ)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle)

• saṃginām: of companions/associates
• saṃginām: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• saṃgama-mātrataḥ: merely by (their) association
• saṃgama-mātrataḥ: Hetu (हेतुः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘मात्रतः’ = ‘only from/merely by’

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Vishnu
• Maheshvara (Shiva)
• Hari

FAQs

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

It teaches that divine grace is strongly linked to satsanga: even simple contact with sincere devotees of Hari makes the highest deities favorable, accelerating one’s spiritual progress.

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

Bhakti is shown as contagious and transformative—association with Hari’s devotees (hari-bhaktas) itself becomes a direct cause for inner purification and the pleasure of the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught here; the practical takeaway is dhārmic conduct through sadhu-saṅga—seeking the company of devotees as a daily discipline supporting mantra, pūjā, and vrata practice.