Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

प्रमोदः सितया युक्त एकपादो रमायुतः । द्विजिह्वो महिषीयुक्तो जभिन्याशूरनामकः ॥ १३१ ॥

Transliteration

pramodaḥ sitayā yukta ekapādo ramāyutaḥ | dvijihvo mahiṣīyukto jabhinyāśūranāmakaḥ || 131 ||

Translation

«برامودا» مقترنٌ بـ«سيتا»، و«إيكابادا» تصحبه «راما». و«دْفِيجِهْفا» متحدٌ بـ«مَهِشِي»، و(آخر) يُسمّى «جَبْهِنيَاشُورا».

Word by Word

• प्रमोदः: Pramoda (name)
• प्रमोदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सितया: with Sitā
• सितया: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• युक्तः: joined/associated
• युक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतभावे (past participle)

• एकपादः: Ekapāda (one-footed; name)
• एकपादः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः एकः पादः यस्य सः

• रमायुतः: accompanied by Ramā
• रमायुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमा + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः रमया युतः इति; युत = √यु (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (कृदन्त)

• द्विजिह्वः: Dvijihva (two-tongued; name)
• द्विजिह्वः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जिह्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः द्वे जिह्वे यस्य सः

• महिषीयुक्तः: associated with Mahiṣī
• महिषीयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महिषी + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः महिष्या युक्तः इति; युक्त = √युज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (कृदन्त)

• जभिन्या: with Jabhinyā
• जभिन्या: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जभिन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अशूरनामकः: named Aśūra
• अशूरनामकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशूर + नामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः अशूर इति नाम यस्य सः (नामक)

Speaker

Narada (within a technical listing in Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sita
• Rama (as Ramā/Lakshmi epithet)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a precise name-and-association register, reflecting the Purāṇic method of preserving sacred identifications and lineages; such exact naming supports correct remembrance (smaraṇa) and transmission in Vedic-Purāṇic study.

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

Indirectly: by pairing well-known sacred names (like Sitā and Ramā) with specific figures, it reinforces devotional memory and careful recitation—key supports for bhakti practices centered on nāma (divine names).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the technical discipline of accurate nomenclature and controlled transmission—akin to Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta concerns—where correct forms, compounds, and name-identifications are preserved without ambiguity.