Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
रुग्विडुद्भाः स्रियास्तपः कुलं सोमपमक्षि च । ग्रामण्यंबुरवलप्वेवं कर्तृ चातिरि वातिनु ॥ ४१ ॥
rugviḍudbhāḥ sriyāstapaḥ kulaṃ somapamakṣi ca | grāmaṇyaṃburavalapvevaṃ kartṛ cātiri vātinu || 41 ||
هو مصدرُ الرِّغفيدا، والبهاءُ المتجلّي، وشري (اليسر والبركة)، والتَّبَس (الزهد والنسك)، والنَّسَبُ الشريف، وشاربُ السُّوما، والعينُ التي ترى كلَّ شيء، وقائدُ الجماعات، والذي كالمحيط، والحامي، والفاعل، والذي لا يُجارى، والريحُ السريعة الحركة.
Narada (teaching a stotra/japa-style list within Moksha-dharma instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It strings together divine epithets that connect the Lord with Veda, yajña, prosperity, tapas, and cosmic functions—showing that remembrance (nāma/japa) can hold the full spectrum of dharma and mokṣa in a compact devotional form.
By offering contemplative names—“source of the Ṛg-veda,” “Śrī,” “all-seeing,” “protector,” “doer”—it guides the devotee to meditate on the Lord’s qualities (guṇa-smaraṇa), which is a core method of Viṣṇu-bhakti in the Narada Purana.
The verse alludes to Vedic ritual culture through Ṛg-veda and Soma (yajña context), implying the Vedāṅga framework—especially Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Nirukta (meaning of sacred terms)—as supportive knowledge for correct stotra-recitation and understanding.