Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

चक्री पांचजनी चैव सर्वनारकिमोचनः । यमार्चितः परो देवो नामोच्चारवसो ऽच्युतः ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

cakrī pāṃcajanī caiva sarvanārakimocanaḥ | yamārcitaḥ paro devo nāmoccāravaso 'cyutaḥ || 94 ||

Translation

Mit dem Diskus und der Pañcajanya-Muschel befreit er alle, die in höllische Zustände gefallen sind. Selbst Yama verehrt jene höchste Gottheit—Acyuta—der schon durch das bloße Aussprechen seines Namens zugänglich wird.

Word by Word

• चक्री: the discus-bearer
• चक्री: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पाञ्चजनी: bearer of the Pāñcajanya conch
• पाञ्चजनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चजनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सर्व-नारकि-मोचनः: liberator of all hell-bound beings
• सर्व-नारकि-मोचनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + नारकि (प्रातिपदिक) + मोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां नारकीणां मोचनः)

• यम-अर्चितः: worshipped by Yama
• यम-अर्चितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चित (अर्च् धातु, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तृतीया/कर्तृ-तत्पुरुषः (यमेन अर्चितः)

• परः: supreme
• परः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवः: god; deity
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• नाम-उच्चार-वशः: controlled by the utterance of (His) name
• नाम-उच्चार-वशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्चार (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नामोच्चारे वशः/अधीनः)

• अच्युतः: Acyuta (the infallible one)
• अच्युतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu (Achyuta)
• Yama
• Sudarshana Chakra
• Pancajanya

FAQs

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

It declares Vishnu (Achyuta) as the supreme refuge whose Name alone has liberating force—so potent that even Yama, lord of death and judge of karma, venerates him; thus the verse elevates nāma as a direct means of release from naraka and bondage.

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

Bhakti is presented as simple and accessible: sincere utterance of the Lord’s Name (nāma-uccāra) draws one toward Achyuta, emphasizing devotion through remembrance and japa over fear of punishment or complex qualifications.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly highlights the power of sacred sound and correct utterance (linked with Śikṣā/phonetics and Vyākaraṇa/word-formation): the Lord is ‘nāmoccāra-vaśaḥ,’ indicating that disciplined recitation/japa of the divine name is a practical spiritual method.