Shloka 94

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

न शक्तास्तं समाक्रांतुं ब्रह्मरुद्रादयः सुराः । किं पुनर्दानवा लोके सिद्धगंधर्वमानुषाः ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

na śaktāstaṃ samākrāṃtuṃ brahmarudrādayaḥ surāḥ | kiṃ punardānavā loke siddhagaṃdharvamānuṣāḥ || 94 ||

Translation

Selbst die Götter—Brahmā, Rudra und die übrigen—vermögen Ihn nicht anzugreifen oder zu bezwingen. Wie viel weniger könnten es dann die Dānavas in dieser Welt, oder Siddhas, Gandharvas und Menschen!

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• śaktāḥ: able, capable
• śaktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakta (प्रातिपदिक; √śak धातु-सम्भव विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• tam: him/that one
• tam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• samākrāntum: to assail, to attack
• samākrāntum: Karma (कर्म/goal of ability)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√kram (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक; ‘समाक्रान्तुम्’ = to attack/assail

• brahma-rudra-ādayaḥ: Brahmā, Rudra and others
• brahma-rudra-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘आदयः’ = etc.; समासः—तत्पुरुष (X-ādayaḥ)

• surāḥ: gods
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/apposition to subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• kim: what (then)
• kim: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• punar: then, moreover
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again/then; emphatic)

• dānavāḥ: Dānavas (demons)
• dānavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject in implied comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• siddha-gandharva-mānuṣāḥ: Siddhas, Gandharvas, and humans
• siddha-gandharva-mānuṣāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subjects in implied comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada; Uttara-bhaga narrative voice)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Rudra
• Suras
• Danavas
• Siddhas
• Gandharvas
• Manushyas

FAQs

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

It asserts the Lord’s unsurpassable sovereignty: if even Brahmā and Rudra cannot overpower Him, then all other beings are certainly limited—prompting humility and wholehearted surrender.

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

By emphasizing divine invincibility, it redirects the seeker from reliance on power, status, or celestial aid to śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and steady bhakti as the sure means.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily functions as a theological arthavāda (praise statement) to strengthen faith; it is not a technical Vedāṅga instruction (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) but supports dharma by grounding ritual and vrata practice in devotion to the Supreme.