Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

आजानुबाहुर्भगवान्निद्रारहितलोचनः । कोटिसागरगाभीर्यः कालकालः सदाशिवः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

ājānubāhurbhagavānnidrārahitalocanaḥ | koṭisāgaragābhīryaḥ kālakālaḥ sadāśivaḥ || 60 ||

Translation

The Blessed Lord, whose arms reach to His knees and whose eyes know no sleep—deep as ten million oceans—the very “Death of Time,” beyond time itself, is Sadāśiva.

Word by Word

• आजानु-बाहुः: one whose arms reach the knees
• आजानु-बाहुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आजानु (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (आजानु-पर्यन्तौ बाहू यस्य)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; -वत्-प्रातिपदिक (possessive)

• निद्रा-रहित-लोचनः: whose eyes are free from sleep
• निद्रा-रहित-लोचनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निद्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + रहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (निद्रया रहितानि लोचनानि यस्य)

• कोटि-सागर-गाम्भीर्यः: whose depth is like crores of oceans
• कोटि-सागर-गाम्भीर्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक) + गाम्भीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कोटि-सागर-सदृशं गाम्भीर्यं यस्य)

• काल-कालः: the Time of time (death of death)
• काल-कालः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कालस्य कालः)

• सदा-शिवः: Sadāśiva (ever-auspicious)
• सदा-शिवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदा (अव्यय) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सदा शिवः)

Speaker

Narada (narration within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sadashiva
• Shiva

FAQs

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

It presents Sadāśiva as the ever-awake, immeasurably profound Supreme—described as transcending time itself—inviting contemplation of the timeless reality behind all change.

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

By offering a concentrated stuti (praise) of Sadāśiva’s divine attributes, it supports bhakti through remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent meditation on the Lord’s transcendence and auspicious nature.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedāṅga rule, it uses precise epithets and compound formations (samāsa) typical of Vyākaraṇa-aware Purāṇic Sanskrit, modeling how theological meaning is carried through disciplined language.