Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

भीमभैरवचण्डीशभास्करेन्दुकुजेश्वराः । बुधेज्यभृगुसौरागुशिरवीशा हरविग्रहाः ॥ १७० ॥

Transliteration

bhīmabhairavacaṇḍīśabhāskarendukujeśvarāḥ | budhejyabhṛgusaurāguśiravīśā haravigrahāḥ || 170 ||

Translation

Hara (Śiva) se manifeste en Bhīma, Bhairava, Caṇḍīśa, Bhāskara (le Soleil), Indu (la Lune), Kuja (Mars), Budha (Mercure), Ijya (Jupiter), Bhṛgu (Vénus), Saura (Saturne), et encore en Rāhu, Śira et Vīśa : tels sont les vigrahas, les formes sacrées, de Hara.

Word by Word

• bhīma-bhairava-caṇḍīśa-bhāskara-indu-kuja-īśvarāḥ: (They are) the lords named Bhīma, Bhairava, Caṇḍīśa, Bhāskara, Indu, Kuja
• bhīma-bhairava-caṇḍīśa-bhāskara-indu-kuja-īśvarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhairava (प्रातिपदिक) + caṇḍīśa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक) + indu (प्रातिपदिक) + kuja (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—द्वन्द्व (copulative list of names)

• budha-ijya-bhṛgu-saura-aguśira-vīśāḥ: (and) Budha, Ijya (Bṛhaspati), Bhṛgu, Saura (Śani), Aguśira, Vīśa
• budha-ijya-bhṛgu-saura-aguśira-vīśāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक) + ijya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + saura (प्रातिपदिक) + aguśira (प्रातिपदिक) + vīśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—द्वन्द्व (copulative list of names)

• hara-vigrahāḥ: embodiments/forms of Hara (Śiva)
• hara-vigrahāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक) + vigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): हरस्य विग्रहाः

Speaker

Narada (in an anukramanika-style enumeration within Book 1.4)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Shiva)
• Bhima
• Bhairava
• Candisa (Candesvara)
• Bhaskara (Surya)
• Indu (Candra)
• Kuja (Mangala)
• Budha
• Ijya (Brhaspati)
• Bhrgu (Sukra)
• Saura (Sani)
• Rahu

FAQs

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

The verse identifies fierce Śaiva forms and the planetary deities (grahas) as embodiments of Hara (Śiva), teaching that diverse cosmic powers ultimately rest in one supreme divine principle.

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

By presenting many feared or worshipped forces—especially grahas—as Śiva’s own forms, it guides the devotee to concentrate devotion on the one Lord behind all names, reducing fear and cultivating single-pointed worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) by naming the grahas (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and Rāhu), implying their theological integration—useful for understanding graha-related worship and pacificatory rites (śānti) in Purāṇic practice.