Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नजनकः सांबतातो बहुसुतो विधुः । गर्गाचार्यः सत्यगतिर्धर्माधारो धारधरः ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

pradyumnajanakaḥ sāṃbatāto bahusuto vidhuḥ | gargācāryaḥ satyagatirdharmādhāro dhāradharaḥ || 105 ||

Translation

Er ist der Vater Pradyumnas, der Erzeuger Sāmbas, der Mond mit vielen Söhnen; auch heißt er Garga-ācārya, dessen Weg Wahrheit ist, die Stütze des Dharma und der Träger der Erde.

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्न-जनकः: father of Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्न-जनकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक) + जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘प्रद्युम्नस्य जनकः’

• सांब-तातः: father of Sāmba
• सांब-तातः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांब (प्रातिपदिक) + तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘सांबस्य तातः’

• बहु-सुतः: having many sons
• बहु-सुतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘बहवः सुताः यस्य’ (sense: many sons)

• विधुः: moon; the radiant one
• विधुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गर्ग-आचार्यः: teacher of (like) Garga / Garga-ācārya
• गर्ग-आचार्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गर्गस्य आचार्यः’

• सत्य-गतिः: the goal/way of truth
• सत्य-गतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सत्यस्य गतिः’ (goal/way of truth)

• धर्म-आधारः: support of dharma
• धर्म-आधारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धर्मस्य आधारः’

• धार-धरः: bearer/supporter
• धार-धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘धारां धरति’ (bearer of streams/earth)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Samba
• Vidhu (Moon)
• Garga

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a reverential identification through epithets—linking lineage, cosmic order (the Moon), and dharma—showing how Purāṇic memory preserves sacred authority and moral support (dharmādhāra).

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

Indirectly: by honoring revered figures through their sacred names and virtues (truthful conduct, sustaining dharma), it models smaraṇa (remembering) and śraddhā—core attitudes that support Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa is suggested through the epithet vidhuḥ (“Moon”), a key graha in Vedic astrology; the verse also reflects the Vedāṅga-style habit of precise naming and attribution (ācārya/lineage markers) used in technical transmission.