Shloka 29

Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna

Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva

Devanagari script

हंसायागमरूपायामृतकुम्भविधारिणे । कृष्णांय वासुदेवाय संकर्षणवपुर्धृते ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

haṃsāyāgamarūpāyāmṛtakumbhavidhāriṇe | kṛṣṇāṃya vāsudevāya saṃkarṣaṇavapurdhṛte || 29 ||

Translation

Verehrung Haṃsa, dem höchsten Schwan, dessen Gestalt die Āgamas selbst sind; dem Träger des Kruges mit Amṛta, dem Nektar der Unsterblichkeit; und Kṛṣṇa, Vāsudeva, der den Leib Saṃkarṣaṇas annimmt.

Word by Word

• हंसाय: to Hamsa
• हंसाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• आगम-रूपाय: to the one whose form is the scriptures (Agamas)
• आगम-रूपाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगम (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—आगमस्य रूपम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• अमृत-कुम्भ-वि-धारिणे: to the bearer of the nectar-pot
• अमृत-कुम्भ-वि-धारिणे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—अमृतस्य कुम्भं विधारयति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

• कृष्णाय: to Krishna
• कृष्णाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; (पाठे 'कृष्णांय' इति लेखदोषः, अपेक्षितं 'कृष्णाय')

• वासुदेवाय: to Vasudeva
• वासुदेवाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—वसुदेवस्य अपत्यं/सम्बन्धी (तत्पुरुष)

• संकर्षण-वपुः-धृते: to him who bears the form of Sankarshana
• संकर्षण-वपुः-धृते: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक) + धृत (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः—संकर्षणस्य वपुः धृतं येन (बहुव्रीहि)

Speaker

Suta (narratorial recitation of a Vishnu-stuti within the Uttara-bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kṛṣṇa
• Vāsudeva
• Saṃkarṣaṇa
• Haṃsa

FAQs

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

It venerates Vishnu as the supreme, scripture-grounded Reality (Āgama-rūpa), the giver of immortality (amṛta), and the Lord who manifests through divine forms such as Saṃkarṣaṇa—linking devotion with revealed authority and divine grace.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through stuti (praise) that remembers multiple divine epithets and manifestations—Haṃsa, Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, Saṃkarṣaṇa—training the devotee to see one Lord present in many sacred forms affirmed by Āgamic tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights Āgama-prāmāṇya (scriptural authority of Āgamas, often aligned with Pāñcarātra practice), which practically informs mantra, worship procedure (kalpa-style ritual order), and iconographic/theological identification of the Vyūhas.