Shloka 38

Saṃdhyāvalī-ākhyāna

Mohinī-parīkṣā; Dvādaśī-vrata-mahattva

Devanagari script

खड्गिने शूलिने चैव सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रघातिने । शरण्याय वरेण्याय पराय परमात्मने ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

khaḍgine śūline caiva sarvaśastrāstraghātine | śaraṇyāya vareṇyāya parāya paramātmane || 38 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung dem Träger von Schwert und Dreizack, der alle Waffen und Geschosse vernichtet; dem Zufluchtsort aller, dem Verehrungswürdigsten, dem Höchsten—dem Paramātman, dem höchsten Selbst.

Word by Word

• खड्गिने: to the sword-bearer
• खड्गिने: सम्प्रदान (Dative/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• शूलिने: to the trident-bearer
• शूलिने: सम्प्रदान (Dative/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात — conjunction/particle

• एव: indeed
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात — emphatic particle

• सर्व-शस्त्र-अस्त्र-घातिने: to the destroyer of all weapons and missiles
• सर्व-शस्त्र-अस्त्र-घातिने: सम्प्रदान (Dative/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वाणि शस्त्राणि च अस्त्राणि च घातयति/हन्ति इति)

• शरण्याय: to the refuge-giver
• शरण्याय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular

• वरेण्याय: to the most worthy
• वरेण्याय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/Recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरेण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; विशेषण (worthy of choosing)

• पराय: to the supreme
• पराय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/Recipient)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; विशेषण (supreme/other)

• परम-आत्मने: to the Supreme Self
• परम-आत्मने: सम्प्रदान (Dative/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Singular; कर्मधारय (परमः आत्मा)

Speaker

Narada (as part of a hymn/stotra within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Paramatma
• Supreme Lord (Hari/Vishnu as the intended object of praise)

FAQs

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

It presents the Supreme Lord as both the protector and the transcendental Self: He neutralizes all hostile forces (weapons) while remaining the highest refuge (śaraṇya) and ultimate reality (paramātman).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as śaraṇāgati—taking the Lord as one’s sole shelter—praising His supremacy (para) and worship-worthiness (vareṇya) through a stotra-style salutation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly functions as a stotra (devotional liturgy) rather than a Vedanga lesson; its practical takeaway is mantra-oriented worship—using precise epithets to focus the mind and invoke protection.