Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

ऊर्जे दिशां च पतये कालायाघोररूपिणे । कृशानुरेतसे तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु सुमहात्मने ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

ūrje diśāṃ ca pataye kālāyāghorarūpiṇe | kṛśānuretase tubhyaṃ namo'stu sumahātmane || 94 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung Dir—Du bist Ūrjā, die Lebenskraft; der Herr der Himmelsrichtungen; die Zeit selbst in furchtbarer Gestalt; und der feurige Same, die Energie Agnis. O Großgesinnter, Dir sei mein Gruß und meine Verneigung.

Word by Word

• ūrje: to Energy/Strength
• ūrje: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūrj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), चतुर्थी/सम्प्रदान (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular)

• diśām: of the directions
• diśām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pataye: to the Lord
• pataye: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular)

• kālāya: to Time
• kālāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular)

• aghora-rūpiṇe: to the one of non-terrible form (Aghora-formed)
• aghora-rūpiṇe: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aghora (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): ‘अघोरः रूपं यस्य/अघोररूपः’

• kṛśānu-retase: to the fiery seed/essence
• kṛśānu-retase: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛśānu (प्रातिपदिक) + retas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘कृशानोः रेतः’ (seed/essence of fire)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular)

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (singular); अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः ‘नमः + अस्तु’ (salutation be)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद

• su-mahātmane: to the very great-souled one
• su-mahātmane: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय-समास: ‘सु + महात्मा’ = very great-souled

Speaker

Narada (in a hymnic/invocatory section, offering salutations)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kala (Time)
• Dikpati (Lord of Directions)
• Agni (Kṛśānu)

FAQs

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

It teaches seeing the Divine as the inner essence of cosmic functions—energy (ūrjā), directionality (diśā), Time (kāla), and fire (agni)—and responding with reverent surrender (namaḥ).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as namaskāra: recognizing the Lord’s presence in powerful universal principles (like Time and Fire) and offering heartfelt homage to the Mahātman beyond fear and change.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Vedic cosmological mapping used in ritual thought—directions (diśa) and Fire (Agni) as key ritual/cosmic principles—supporting correct orientation and reverence in mantra-based worship.