Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
हरेऽव विष्णोऽवेत्येषादसोमादप्यमी अधाः । शौरी एतौ विष्णु इमौ दुर्गे अमू नो अर्जुनः ॥ २८ ॥
hare'va viṣṇo'vetyeṣādasomādapyamī adhāḥ | śaurī etau viṣṇu imau durge amū no arjunaḥ || 28 ||
„Hare!“ und „O Viṣṇu!“—so lautet diese schützende Anrufung. Selbst aus dem Bereich Somas und selbst gegen die von unten mögen die beiden—Śaurī und Viṣṇu—uns behüten. In Gefahr und Bedrängnis mögen diese zwei uns bewahren; und Arjuna, der Tapfere, sei uns ein Verteidiger.
Narada (within a Moksha-Dharma/protective recitation context; framed in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes smaraṇa (remembrance) of Hari/Viṣṇu as a protective and liberating act: calling the divine names is presented as a shield across all realms (higher and lower), aligning fearlessness with Mokṣa-dharma.
Bhakti is shown as immediate and practical: simple invocation—“Hare, O Viṣṇu”—is treated as effective refuge (śaraṇāgati), especially “in danger” (durge), where the devotee relies on the Lord’s presence rather than personal power.
The verse functions like a concise protective formula (rakṣā-ucchāra). While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it reflects applied mantra-prayoga: correct invocation, divine epithets (Hari, Viṣṇu, Śaurī), and situational use (in peril) consistent with dhārmic recitation practice.