Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

तवेयं हि महामूर्तिस्तस्यां त्वां सर्वगं प्रभो । भक्तिरेवहसमाकृष्टं दीपवत्स्थापयाम्यहम् ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

taveyaṃ hi mahāmūrtistasyāṃ tvāṃ sarvagaṃ prabho | bhaktirevahasamākṛṣṭaṃ dīpavatsthāpayāmyaham || 38 ||

Translation

此广大圣形实为汝之所有；遍一切处之主啊，我于其中安立汝——唯由奉爱牵引而近——如灯盏安置于其位。

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम—(genitive singular)

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम—(nominative singular feminine)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• महामूर्तिः: great form/image
• महामूर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (nominative singular feminine)

• तस्याम्: in that (form)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (locative singular feminine)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (accusative singular)

• सर्वगम्: all-pervading
• सर्वगम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—(accusative singular masculine)

• प्रभो: O Lord
• प्रभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (vocative singular masculine)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (nominative singular feminine)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (restrictive particle)

• अहसा: swiftly
• अहसा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहस्/अहसा (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly/suddenly)

• आकृष्टम्: drawn/attracted
• आकृष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + कृष् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि—(drawn/attracted)

• दीपवत्: like a lamp
• दीपवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दीप + वत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (indeclinable in -वत्: 'like a lamp')

• स्थापयामि: I establish/place
• स्थापयामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त—(I place/establish)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (nominative singular)

Speaker

Narada (devotee-voice within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (Vishnu/Narayana implied)

FAQs

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

It teaches that although the Lord is all-pervading, the devotee can ‘install’ His presence in a sacred form through concentrated devotion, making worship intimate and steady.

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

Bhakti is presented as the sole attracting force—devotion ‘draws’ the omnipresent Lord into the worshipper’s focus, enabling heartfelt upāsanā of the divine form.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-practice (kalpa-style upāsanā) is implied: establishing the deity in a form for worship, with the key principle that inner bhakti is the essential efficacy behind the rite.