Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

Devanagari script

सहस्त्रादित्यसंकाशं व्याकोशकमलेक्षणम् । सर्वाभरणंसंयुक्तं पीताम्बरधरं हरिम् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

sahastrādityasaṃkāśaṃ vyākośakamalekṣaṇam | sarvābharaṇaṃsaṃyuktaṃ pītāmbaradharaṃ harim || 70 ||

Translation

Man soll über Hari meditieren, strahlend wie tausend Sonnen, mit Augen wie voll erblühte Lotosblumen, mit allen Schmuckstücken geziert und in gelbe Gewänder gekleidet.

Word by Word

• सहस्र-आदित्य-संकाशम्: radiant like a thousand suns
• सहस्र-आदित्य-संकाशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सहस्रादित्यानां संकाशः/सदृशः)

• वि-आकोश-कमल-ईक्षणम्: whose eyes are like fully blossomed lotuses
• वि-आकोश-कमल-ईक्षणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + आकोश (प्रातिपदिक) + कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (व्याकोशं कमलं इव ईक्षणं यस्य)

• सर्व-आभरण-संयुक्तम्: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्व-आभरण-संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (युज्-धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः आभरणैः संयुक्तः)

• पीत-अम्बर-धरम्: wearing yellow garments
• पीत-अम्बर-धरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (पा-धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (धृ-धातु, अच्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पीतम् अम्बरं धरति)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—describing the son born)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the form for Vishnu-dhyana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It prescribes a precise Vishnu-dhyana image—radiance, lotus-eyed compassion, divine ornamentation, and pītāmbara—so the mind becomes one-pointed on Hari and fit for devotion and liberation-oriented practice.

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

By giving a concrete, beautiful form of Hari to contemplate, it supports loving remembrance (smaraṇa) and steady worship (upāsanā), core methods of Vishnu-bhakti emphasized in Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily the practical discipline of dhyāna/upāsanā used within ritual and daily worship; no specific technical Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this verse.