Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
सर्वजित्सर्वधारी च विरोधी विकृतः खरः । नंदनो विजयश्चैव जयो मन्मथदुर्मुखौ ॥ ११७ ॥
sarvajitsarvadhārī ca virodhī vikṛtaḥ kharaḥ | naṃdano vijayaścaiva jayo manmathadurmukhau || 117 ||
هو الغالب على الجميع وحاملُ الجميع؛ مُعارِضُ الشرّ والثابتُ الذي لا يتبدّل؛ الصلبُ الذي لا يلين. هو المُفرِح؛ وهو النصرُ بعينه؛ الظافر؛ قاهرُ «كاما» (الشهوة)؛ وذو الطلعة المهيبة المخيفة.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents a chain of divine epithets describing the Supreme as the cosmic sustainer and the conqueror of inner and outer evils—teaching that contemplation/recitation of such names steadies the mind toward moksha.
By focusing devotion on the Lord’s qualities—upholding all, defeating adharma, and conquering desire—Bhakti becomes a practical discipline of remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa) that transforms character.
Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Nirukta-style sense-extraction are implied: the verse relies on meaningful compound epithets and semantic parsing of names as a method for dhyāna and recitation practice.