Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
हरिश्शेते विभुश्चिंत्यस्तच्छेषो यञ्चरस्तंथा । प्रश्नस्त्वथ हरिष्षष्ठः कृष्णष्टीकत इत्यपि ॥ ३० ॥
hariśśete vibhuściṃtyastaccheṣo yañcarastaṃthā | praśnastvatha hariṣṣaṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇaṣṭīkata ityapi || 30 ||
يُدعى «هاري» لأنه يضطجع (يستريح)؛ وهو الربّ الشامل لكل شيء، الجدير بالتأمّل. ويُعرَف أيضًا باسم «شيشا»، وبأنه الذي يتحرّك في كل مكان. ويُسمّى كذلك «براشنا»؛ وأيضًا «هاري-شَشْثَه»؛ وكذلك «كريشنا-شْتيكَتَه».
Sanatkumāra (in dialogue instruction to Nārada on Viṣṇu’s epithets/nāma-artha)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Viṣṇu’s names as contemplative keys: each epithet points to a divine function—reclining Lord, all-pervading presence, and the principle that remains—so remembering the name becomes a direct practice of dhyāna and mokṣa-dharma.
Bhakti here is nāma-smaraṇa with understanding: the devotee repeats Hari’s names while reflecting on their meanings (vibhu, cintya, etc.), turning chanting into steady remembrance and inner worship.
It uses nirukta-like name-derivation (etymological meaning of divine epithets) as a practical tool—linking sound (nāma) to meaning (artha) to support correct contemplation and recitation.