Shloka 49

Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka

Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle

Devanagari script

आनंदेन च विश्वात्मा परधर्मं समाश्रितः । अनुक्तैरपि भूतैश्च संवृतो लोककृत्स्वयम् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

ānaṃdena ca viśvātmā paradharmaṃ samāśritaḥ | anuktairapi bhūtaiśca saṃvṛto lokakṛtsvayam || 49 ||

Translation

安住于喜乐之中，宇宙之我依止至上之法；纵使未被言说，祂亦为众生所环覆——因为诸世界的创造与护持者，正是祂自身。

Word by Word

• ānaṃdena: by bliss
• ānaṃdena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ānanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• viśva-ātmā: the universal Self
• viśva-ātmā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: viśvasya ātmā (‘soul of the universe’)

• para-dharmam: another’s duty
• para-dharmam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: paraḥ dharmaḥ (‘other/foreign duty’)

• sam-āśritaḥ: having resorted to
• sam-āśritaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√āśri (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त/PPP)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past passive participle/क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with viśvātmā; sense: ‘having resorted to’

• anuktaiḥ: unspoken, unnamed
• anuktaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anukta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; na + ukta, √vac धातु)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of bhūtaiḥ

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/saṃbhāvanā-nipāta (particle: ‘even/also’)

• bhūtaiḥ: by beings/elements
• bhūtaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (conjunction/समुच्चय)

• saṃvṛtaḥ: covered, enclosed
• saṃvṛtaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√vṛ (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त/PPP)
• Form: Kṛdanta (past passive participle/क्त), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agrees with viśvātmā; sense: ‘covered/enclosed’

• loka-kṛt: the creator of the world
• loka-kṛt: Karta (कर्ता/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + √kṛ (धातु) (कृदन्त: कृत्/agent noun)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana (indeclinable stem in -t); upapada-tatpuruṣa: lokān karoti iti (‘world-maker’) used appositionally to viśvātmā

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)

Speaker

Narada (contextual narration within Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme (Vishnu as Viśvātmā) as inherently blissful and established in the highest dharma, yet immanent—present within and ‘covered’ by all beings—while remaining the world-creator.

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

By identifying the Lord as both transcendent (paradharma, ānanda) and immanent (present amidst all beings), it supports bhakti as loving remembrance and surrender to Vishnu in every aspect of life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-tattva—understanding ‘paradharma’ as the supreme guiding principle for conduct and worship centered on the Lord.