Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
The Greatness of Viṣṇu
Uttaṅka’s Hymn, Hari’s Manifestation, and the Boon of Bhakti
सहस्रशीर्षं च सहस्रपादं सहस्राबाहुं च सहस्रनेत्रम् । समस्तयज्ञैः परिजुष्टमाद्यं नतोस्मि तुष्टिप्रदमुग्रवीर्यम् ॥ ३४ ॥
sahasraśīrṣaṃ ca sahasrapādaṃ sahasrābāhuṃ ca sahasranetram | samastayajñaiḥ parijuṣṭamādyaṃ natosmi tuṣṭipradamugravīryam || 34 ||
Ich verneige mich vor dem Uranfänglichen—mit tausend Häuptern, tausend Füßen, tausend Armen und tausend Augen—der durch alle Opfer vollkommen besänftigt wird, der Zufriedenheit schenkt und dessen Kraft gewaltig ist.
Narada (in a hymn of praise within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse presents the Supreme (Vishnu) as the all-pervading cosmic person and teaches that surrender (namaskāra) to Him—who is pleased by all sincere yajñas—bestows inner contentment (tuṣṭi) and spiritual steadiness.
By directly bowing to the Lord and praising His infinite attributes, the verse models bhakti as reverent remembrance and surrender; devotion is shown as a unifying act that can encompass ritual worship (yajña) while aiming at the Lord’s grace and inner fulfillment.
The verse emphasizes yajña as a disciplined Vedic practice (linked to Kalpa/Vedāṅga for ritual procedure) and uses established Vedic cosmic-person imagery, showing how correct ritual orientation culminates in devotion to the Supreme.