Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

सर्वशुद्धिमयश्चेति ङेंताः सर्वासुरांतिकम् । रुधिरा रतिदीर्घा च वायुः शुभ्रानिलः सुरा ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

sarvaśuddhimayaśceti ṅeṃtāḥ sarvāsurāṃtikam | rudhirā ratidīrghā ca vāyuḥ śubhrānilaḥ surā || 100 ||

Translation

“These are the ṅeṃtā-words”: “consisting of complete purity”; “the destroyer of all Asuras”; “blood-red”; “of long delight”; “wind”; “bright, white breeze”; and “sura” (the divine/nectar).

Word by Word

• सर्व-शुद्धि-मयः: consisting of all purity
• सर्व-शुद्धि-मयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वशुद्ध्या मयः/सर्वशुद्धिमयः (consisting of all purity)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• ङेṃताः: (seed syllables) ṅeṃtāḥ
• ङेṃताः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: (पाठ-विशेषः/बीजाक्षर-समूहः) (अव्यय-प्राय)
• Form: मन्त्र-बीज/वर्णसमूहः; अव्ययवत् उच्चरितम् (non-lexical seed-syllable)

• सर्व-असुर-अन्तिकम्: (that which is) the end/foe of all asuras
• सर्व-असुर-अन्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषाम् असुराणाम् अन्तिकम्/अन्तकं (near/end/destroyer) — context suggests epithet

• रुधिरा: red; blood-colored
• रुधिरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective 'red/bloody'

• रति-दीर्घा: long (in the rati-measure/name)
• रति-दीर्घा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक) + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः: रतिसदृशी दीर्घा / रत्याः दीर्घा (long like rati)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• वायुः: Vāyu; wind
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुभ्र-अनिलः: the white wind
• शुभ्र-अनिलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: शुभ्रः अनिलः

• सुरा: Surā (name/epithet)
• सुरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; also can denote 'goddess/liqueur'; here as name/epithet

Speaker

Narada (in a technical Vedanga-style exposition, likely reporting a traditional word-list)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

Its significance is methodological: it preserves sacred technical vocabulary by listing and defining terms, supporting correct recitation, interpretation, and transmission of Vedic-Puranic knowledge.

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

Indirectly: by safeguarding precise meanings and correct usage of words, it protects the integrity of hymns and praises used in Vishnu Bhakti and other devotional practices.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A Nirukta/Vyakarana-type lexical classification—grouping words and giving their senses—useful for correct interpretation of scriptures and disciplined recitation.