Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

वृषाकपय ऋद्धाय प्रभवे विश्वकर्मणे । भूर्भुवुःस्वःस्वरूपाय दैत्यघ्ने निर्गुणाय च ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

vṛṣākapaya ṛddhāya prabhave viśvakarmaṇe | bhūrbhuvuḥsvaḥsvarūpāya daityaghne nirguṇāya ca || 64 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung dem Herrn, genannt Vṛṣākapi, der selbst Fülle und Gedeihen ist; dem höchsten Meister, dem Weltenhandwerker; Ihm, dessen Gestalt die drei Welten sind (bhūr, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ); dem Bezwinger der Daityas; und dem, der jenseits aller Guṇas ist (nirguṇa).

Word by Word

• वृषाकपये: to Vṛṣākapi
• वृषाकपये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषाकपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular (पाठे 'वृषाकपय' इति, अपेक्षितं 'वृषाकपये')

• ऋद्धाय: to the prosperous one
• ऋद्धाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; विशेषण (prosperous/augmented)

• प्रभवे: to the Lord
• प्रभवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• विश्वकर्मणे: to the maker of the universe
• विश्वकर्मणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य कर्मा/कर्ता)

• भूर्भुवःस्वःस्वरूपाय: to the one whose form is Bhū, Bhuvaḥ, and Svaḥ
• भूर्भुवःस्वःस्वरूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूः + भुवः + स्वः + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भूर्भुवःस्वः इति लोकत्रयस्य स्वरूपः)

• दैत्यघ्ने: to the slayer of demons
• दैत्यघ्ने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; समासः उपपद-तत्पुरुष (दैत्यान् हन्ति इति)

• निर्गुणाय: to the attributeless one
• निर्गुणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular; विशेषण (without qualities)

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

Speaker

Narada (hymnic praise within Moksha-dharma teaching, addressed to Vishnu/Narayana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Narayana
• Daityas
• Vishvakarman (as epithet: viśvakarma)

FAQs

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

It compresses key Moksha-dharma theology into a stuti: the Lord is both the cosmic ground (the three worlds as His form) and the transcendent Absolute (nirguṇa), making devotion a direct means to liberation.

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

By listing divine epithets—creator, protector, destroyer of demonic forces, and beyond qualities—it trains the mind to remember the Lord in many aspects, a classic bhakti practice of nāma-smaraṇa and stotra-recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The phrase bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ reflects Vedic cosmological terminology used in mantra-tradition; it supports disciplined recitation (śikṣā: pronunciation) and interpretive understanding of mantra language (vyākaraṇa/nirukta in spirit).