Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
हरिश्शेते विभुश्चिंत्यस्तच्छेषो यञ्चरस्तंथा । प्रश्नस्त्वथ हरिष्षष्ठः कृष्णष्टीकत इत्यपि ॥ ३० ॥
hariśśete vibhuściṃtyastaccheṣo yañcarastaṃthā | praśnastvatha hariṣṣaṣṭhaḥ kṛṣṇaṣṭīkata ityapi || 30 ||
তিনি ‘হরি’ নামে অভিহিত, কারণ তিনি শয়ন করেন; তিনি সর্বব্যাপী প্রভু, ধ্যানযোগ্য। তিনি ‘শেষ’ নামেও পরিচিত, এবং সর্বত্র বিচরণকারীও। তাঁকে ‘প্রশ্ন’ও বলা হয়; ‘হরি-ষষ্ঠ’ও; এবং ‘কৃষ্ণ-ষ্টীকত’ও।
Sanatkumāra (in dialogue instruction to Nārada on Viṣṇu’s epithets/nāma-artha)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Viṣṇu’s names as contemplative keys: each epithet points to a divine function—reclining Lord, all-pervading presence, and the principle that remains—so remembering the name becomes a direct practice of dhyāna and mokṣa-dharma.
Bhakti here is nāma-smaraṇa with understanding: the devotee repeats Hari’s names while reflecting on their meanings (vibhu, cintya, etc.), turning chanting into steady remembrance and inner worship.
It uses nirukta-like name-derivation (etymological meaning of divine epithets) as a practical tool—linking sound (nāma) to meaning (artha) to support correct contemplation and recitation.