Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision

Devanagari script

विरिंचये त्रिककुदे ऋग्यजुःसामरूपिणे । एकश्रृंगाय च शुचिश्रवसे शास्त्रयोनये ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

viriṃcaye trikakude ṛgyajuḥsāmarūpiṇe | ekaśrṛṃgāya ca śuciśravase śāstrayonaye || 63 ||

Translation

السلام والتسليم لفيرينچا (براهما)، ذي القمم الثلاث؛ ولمن كانت صورته ريغ ويجُس وسامان؛ وللربّ ذي القرن الواحد، صاحب الذكر الطاهر، أصلُ رحمِ الشاسترا ومصدرُها.

Word by Word

• विरिञ्चये: to Viriñci (Brahmā)
• विरिञ्चये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरिञ्चि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• त्रिककुदे: to the three-peaked one
• त्रिककुदे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + ककुद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि ककुदः/शिखराणि यस्य)

• ऋग्यजुःसामरूपिणे: to the one embodied as Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman
• ऋग्यजुःसामरूपिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक् + यजुः + सामन् + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; समासः बहु-षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (ऋग्यजुःसाम्नां रूपी)

• एकशृङ्गाय: to the one-horned one
• एकशृङ्गाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; द्विगु-समास (एकं शृङ्गं यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शुचिश्रवसे: to the pure-famed one
• शुचिश्रवसे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि + श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; कर्मधारय-समास (शुचि श्रवः यस्य/शुचि-श्रवस्)

• शास्त्रयोनये: to the source of the scriptures
• शास्त्रयोनये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शास्त्रस्य योनिḥ)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Viriñca (Brahma)
• Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama)
• Ekaśrṛṅga (One-horned Lord)

FAQs

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

It functions as a Vedic-style salutation that grounds Moksha-Dharma in śruti and śāstra, praising the divine principle as the very embodiment of the three Vedas and the origin of scriptural knowledge.

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

By offering stuti (praise) to the Lord as the pure-famed source of sacred revelation, it models bhakti as reverent remembrance and surrender to the one who authorizes and illumines all dharma and liberating knowledge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights śāstra-yoni—the idea of a single authoritative source behind Vedic revelation—supporting Vedāṅga-based study (especially Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta) as disciplined means to preserve and interpret Ṛg, Yajus, and Sāman.