Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
रुग्विडुद्भाः स्रियास्तपः कुलं सोमपमक्षि च । ग्रामण्यंबुरवलप्वेवं कर्तृ चातिरि वातिनु ॥ ४१ ॥
rugviḍudbhāḥ sriyāstapaḥ kulaṃ somapamakṣi ca | grāmaṇyaṃburavalapvevaṃ kartṛ cātiri vātinu || 41 ||
He is the source of the Ṛg-veda; the manifest splendour; Śrī (prosperity); tapas (austerity); noble lineage; the Soma-drinker; the all-seeing eye; the leader of communities; the ocean-like one; the protector; the doer; the unsurpassed; and the swift-moving wind.
Narada (teaching a stotra/japa-style list within Moksha-dharma instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It strings together divine epithets that connect the Lord with Veda, yajña, prosperity, tapas, and cosmic functions—showing that remembrance (nāma/japa) can hold the full spectrum of dharma and mokṣa in a compact devotional form.
By offering contemplative names—“source of the Ṛg-veda,” “Śrī,” “all-seeing,” “protector,” “doer”—it guides the devotee to meditate on the Lord’s qualities (guṇa-smaraṇa), which is a core method of Viṣṇu-bhakti in the Narada Purana.
The verse alludes to Vedic ritual culture through Ṛg-veda and Soma (yajña context), implying the Vedāṅga framework—especially Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Nirukta (meaning of sacred terms)—as supportive knowledge for correct stotra-recitation and understanding.