Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

स ब्रह्मा स शिवो विप्र स हरिः सैव देवराट् । स सर्वरूपः सर्वाख्यः सोऽक्षरः परमः स्वराट् ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

sa brahmā sa śivo vipra sa hariḥ saiva devarāṭ | sa sarvarūpaḥ sarvākhyaḥ so'kṣaraḥ paramaḥ svarāṭ || 107 ||

Translation

O Brāhmaṇa, Er ist Brahmā; Er ist Śiva; Er ist Hari; und Er allein ist der königliche Herr der Götter. Er ist jede Gestalt und wird mit jedem Namen genannt; Er ist der Unvergängliche, der Akṣara — der höchste, selbstherrschende Herr.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• शिवः: Śiva
• शिवः: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (सम्बोधन/8), Singular (एकवचन)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)

• देव-राट्: king of the gods
• देव-राट्: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + राट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवानां राट्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• सर्व-रूपः: having all forms
• सर्व-रूपः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाणि रूपाणि यस्य)

• सर्व-आख्यः: called by all names; all-named
• सर्व-आख्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वैः आख्यायते/सर्वनामकः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• अक्षरः: the imperishable; syllable
• अक्षरः: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• स्व-राट्: self-ruler; sovereign
• स्व-राट्: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + राट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वयम् राट्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shiva
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Devas

FAQs

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

It teaches that the highest Reality is one, imperishable (akṣara) and independent (svarāṭ), appearing as Brahmā, Śiva, and Hari—guiding the seeker beyond sectarian division toward direct knowledge of the Supreme.

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

By affirming that the Lord is “of all forms and all names,” it validates worship through diverse names and manifestations; sincere bhakti to any true form of the Divine can lead to the same Supreme, imperishable Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports a key Vedāṅga-related takeaway: correct naming and invocation (nāma/ākhyā) across mantras and rites points to one sovereign Reality—helping align ritual language (linked with Vyākaraṇa and Chandas usage) with its ultimate theological meaning.