Shloka 79

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

मुच्यंते चाशुभाहुःखाज्जन्मकोटिसमुद्भवात् । संपूज्य तं सुरश्रेष्ठं प्राप्नुवंत्यभिवांछितम् ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

mucyaṃte cāśubhāhuḥkhājjanmakoṭisamudbhavāt | saṃpūjya taṃ suraśreṣṭhaṃ prāpnuvaṃtyabhivāṃchitam || 79 ||

Translation

他们从无量生死中积聚的不祥忧苦与痛楚得以解脱；并以如法礼敬那诸天中最胜者，便能成就所愿。

Word by Word

• mucyante: are liberated / are released
• mucyante: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• aśubha-duḥkhāt: from inauspicious suffering
• aśubha-duḥkhāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśubha (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (aśubhaṃ duḥkham)

• janma-koṭi-samudbhavāt: from the origin (arising) of crores of births
• janma-koṭi-samudbhavāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janma (प्रातिपदिक) + koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (janmakoṭīnām samudbhavaḥ)

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having worshipped’

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• sura-śreṣṭham: the best of the gods
• sura-śreṣṭham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (surāṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• prāpnuvanti: they attain
• prāpnuvanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• abhivāñchitam: the desired (boon/object)
• abhivāñchitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhi-vāñchita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within a Tirtha-Mahatmya passage of Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Suraśreṣṭha (best of the gods)

FAQs

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

It presents a phala-śruti: sincere worship of the supreme deity removes deep-rooted suffering born of countless lifetimes and yields both desired worldly aims and higher spiritual relief.

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

Bhakti is shown as effective through saṃpūjā (complete, reverent worship): devotion expressed as worship leads to purification (freedom from aśubha-duḥkha) and the granting of appropriate fruits.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application is implied: proper pūjā requires correct mantra usage and procedure (linked to Śikṣā for pronunciation and Kalpa for ritual method), even though no specific Vedāṅga is named in the verse.