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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Gaṅgā-māhātmya: Bāhu’s Envy, Defeat, Forest Exile, and Aurva’s Dharmic Consolation

Devanagari script

अन्यदुःखेन यो दुःखी योऽन्य हर्षेण हर्षितः । स एव जगतामीशो नररूपधरो हरिः ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

anyaduḥkhena yo duḥkhī yo'nya harṣeṇa harṣitaḥ | sa eva jagatāmīśo nararūpadharo hariḥ || 69 ||

Translation

凡因他人之苦而悲、因他人之乐而喜者——唯此人即是诃利（Hari），诸世界之主，示现为人身。

Word by Word
अन्य-दुःखेनby another’s sorrow
अन्य-दुःखेन:
Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्यस्य दुःखम्) — Instrumental singular (by/with another's sorrow)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः (relative pronoun) — Masculine nominative singular
दुःखीis sorrowful
दुःखी:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् — Masculine nominative singular (one who is sorrowful)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचकः — Masculine nominative singular
अन्य-हर्षेणby another’s joy
अन्य-हर्षेण:
Hetu/Karana (हेतु/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्यस्य हर्षः) — Instrumental singular (by/with another’s joy)
हर्षितःis delighted
हर्षितः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
Formकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle: ‘made joyful/joyful’
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-निपातः — emphatic particle
जगताम्of the worlds
जगताम्:
Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Genitive plural
ईशःlord
ईशः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootईश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular
नर-रूप-धरःbearing human form
नर-रूप-धरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नरस्य रूपं धारयति) — Masculine nominative singular
हरिःHari (Vishnu)
हरिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine nominative singular
Speaker

Narada (teaching on the marks of the Lord manifest in human form)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities
H
Hari
V
Vishnu

FAQs

It defines a core divine mark: true godliness is revealed as empathy—sharing others’ pain and joy—showing Hari’s lordship through compassion rather than mere power.

Bhakti is expressed as a transformed heart: the devotee mirrors Hari’s compassion, becoming sensitive to others’ suffering and happiness as part of loving service to the Lord.

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Shiksha, or Jyotisha) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharmic conduct—cultivating compassion as a daily discipline aligned with Vaishnava ethics.

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