Shloka 25

Puruṣottama-māhātmya

The Greatness of Puruṣottama Kṣetra

Devanagari script

कृत्यानां धर्मकार्यंच तद्वच्छ्रीपुरुषोत्तमम् । पुरुषाख्यं सकृद्दृष्ट्वा सागरांतः सकृन्मतः ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

kṛtyānāṃ dharmakāryaṃca tadvacchrīpuruṣottamam | puruṣākhyaṃ sakṛddṛṣṭvā sāgarāṃtaḥ sakṛnmataḥ || 25 ||

Translation

同样，为成就应行之责与正法之业：凡在萨伽兰塔（Sāgarānta）仅一次得以瞻礼圣主室利·普鲁绍塔摩——亦名“普鲁沙”——者，便当下生起正定与正解。

Word by Word

• कृत्यानाम्: of duties/acts to be done
• कृत्यानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• धर्म-कार्यं: righteous duty
• धर्म-कार्यं: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: “and”)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Upamana-marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable: “likewise/so also”)

• श्री-पुरुष-उत्तमम्: Śrī Puruṣottama (the Supreme Person)
• श्री-पुरुष-उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘पुरुषोत्तम’ = पुरुषाणाम् उत्तमः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• पुरुष-आख्यम्: called ‘Puruṣa’
• पुरुष-आख्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक ‘named/called’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “once”)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया/Non-finite verb; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): “having seen”

• सागर-अन्तः: the ocean’s end/limit
• सागर-अन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “once”)

• मतः: is considered/held to be
• मतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (कृदन्त; धातु √मन् ‘to think’/√मि ‘to measure’ in sense ‘considered’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Purushottama

FAQs

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

The verse teaches that even a single darśana of Śrī Puruṣottama at the sacred tirtha Sāgarānta can instantly produce right conviction and inner alignment with dharma, making one fit for righteous action.

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

It highlights bhakti through darśana: devotion is kindled and stabilized by direct sacred encounter with Viṣṇu (Puruṣottama), and that one moment of vision can transform the devotee’s intention and faith.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is dharma-prayoga (application of righteous duty): the verse links ‘kṛtya’ (obligatory acts) and ‘dharma-kārya’ to tirtha-based worship and darśana, emphasizing correct intention (mati) as essential to ritual performance.