Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

सौरिक्षमे सूररमे उमायुक्तो जनार्दनः । भूधरः क्लेदिनीयुक्तो विश्वमूर्तिश्च क्लिन्नया ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

saurikṣame sūrarame umāyukto janārdanaḥ | bhūdharaḥ kledinīyukto viśvamūrtiśca klinnayā || 95 ||

Translation

Mit der Kraft namens Saurikṣamā ist Er «Sūrarama»; mit Umā vereint ist Er Janārdana. Als «Bhūdhara» ist Er mit der Śakti Kledinī verbunden; und mit der Śakti Klinnā wird Er «Viśvamūrti», Dessen Gestalt das ganze Universum ist.

Word by Word

• सौरि-क्षमे: O patient one of Sauri (Vishnu)
• सौरि-क्षमे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षम (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; ‘सौरिणः क्षमः’/‘सौरौ क्षमः’ इत्यर्थे तत्पुरुष-समास; सम्बोधनरूपे स्तुत्यर्थक

• सूर-रमे: O delight of the gods
• सूर-रमे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर (प्रातिपदिक) + रम (धातु) → रम (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘रम’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘सूरैः रमते’/‘सूराणां रमः’ इत्यर्थे (determinative); स्तुत्यर्थक सम्बोधन

• उमा-युक्तः: associated with Umā
• उमा-युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उमा (प्रातिपदिक) + युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उमया युक्तः इति (तत्पुरुषः)

• जनार्दनः: Janārdana
• जनार्दनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भूधरः: supporter of the earth
• भूधरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू-धर (भू प्रातिपदिक + धर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘भूṃ धरति’ इति उपपद-तत्पुरुषः

• क्लेदिनी-युक्तः: associated with Kledinī
• क्लेदिनी-युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्लेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्लेदिन्या युक्तः इति (तत्पुरुषः)

• विश्व-मूर्तिः: the universal form
• विश्व-मूर्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘विश्वा मूर्तिः’/‘विश्वस्य मूर्तिः’ इत्यर्थे (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थसम्भव)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• क्लिन्नया: with Klinnā
• क्लिन्नया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लिन्ना (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधार, क्लिद् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-oriented listing of divine names and their associated śaktis)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Janardana
• Uma

FAQs

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

It links Vishnu’s epithets to specific śaktis (powers), teaching that the one Lord is approached through many functional names—cosmic (Viśvamūrti), sustaining (Bhūdhara), and gracious to beings (Janārdana).

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

Bhakti is practiced through nāma: by contemplating and reciting these names with their intended sense (the Lord as earth-supporter, universe-bodied, etc.), devotion becomes focused and the mind is led to the all-pervading Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A mantra/nāma application typical of Vedāṅga-style technical instruction: precise epithets are paired with specific śakti-terms, guiding disciplined recitation and meaning-based meditation (arthabhāvanā) rather than vague chanting.