Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

चक्रराजं महाराजं सर्वचक्रेश्वरेश्वरम् । धारणाज्जयमाप्नोति सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः ॥ ९० ॥

Transliteration

cakrarājaṃ mahārājaṃ sarvacakreśvareśvaram | dhāraṇājjayamāpnoti satyaṃ satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 90 ||

Translation

من يحمل «ملك الشاكرا» الملك العظيم، ربَّ جميع الأقراص الإلهية، ينل الظفر. هذا حقٌّ، حقٌّ حقًّا؛ لا ريب فيه.

Word by Word

• cakra-rājam: the king of the discus (Cakrarāja)
• cakra-rājam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (cakrasya rājan)

• mahā-rājam: the great king
• mahā-rājam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारयः (mahān rājan)

• sarva-cakra-īśvara-īśvaram: the lord of the lords of all chakras
• sarva-cakra-īśvara-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (sarveṣāṃ cakrāṇāṃ īśvarāṇāṃ īśvaraḥ)

• dhāraṇāt: from (its) wearing/holding
• dhāraṇāt: Apādāna/Hetu (अपादान/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; हेतौ अपादानार्थः (from/through the act of holding)

• jayam: victory
• jayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (आप्)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• satyam: truly
• satyam: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) used as asseverative particle (निश्चयार्थक)

• satyam: indeed, truly
• satyam: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय) repetition for emphasis (पुनरुक्ति-निश्चयार्थक)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vaiṣṇava observance/technical-ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana Chakra
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares the phala (result) of dhāraṇā of the Sudarśana Cakra—victory and protection—affirming the Cakra as the supreme divine power of Viṣṇu that removes obstacles.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent identification with Viṣṇu’s emblem: honoring and bearing the Cakra as the Lord’s sovereignty, the devotee gains divine support and steadiness in dharma, leading to “jaya” (triumph).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights prayoga (applied ritual practice): dhāraṇā—wearing/inscribing a sacred Vaiṣṇava symbol as a protective observance—showing how technical ritual acts are linked to specific, stated results (phala-śruti).