Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
कश्यप उवाच । नमोनमस्तेऽखिलकारणाय नमोनमस्तेऽखइलपालकाय । नमोनमस्तेऽमरनायकाय नमोनमो दैतेयविनाशनाय ॥ ७२ ॥
kaśyapa uvāca | namonamaste'khilakāraṇāya namonamaste'khailapālakāya | namonamaste'maranāyakāya namonamo daiteyavināśanāya || 72 ||
Kāśyapa dit : Hommage, hommage à Toi, cause de toutes choses. Hommage, hommage à Toi, protecteur de tout. Hommage, hommage à Toi, chef des immortels, les devas. Hommage, hommage à Toi, destructeur des Daityas.
Sage Kaśyapa
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the Supreme (identified in Purāṇic usage as Viṣṇu) as the universal cause, sustainer, divine ruler of the devas, and remover of demonic forces—establishing a complete theology of refuge (śaraṇāgati) through praise (stuti).
Bhakti here is expressed as repeated namaskāra—humble, continuous remembrance of God’s core functions (creation-causality, protection, guidance, and removal of adharma), which is a direct devotional practice emphasized across Narada Purana narratives.
The verse primarily models stotra-style usage of clear epithets (nāma/guṇa-kīrtana). While not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it demonstrates disciplined diction and compound-based praise aligned with Vyākaraṇa-informed Sanskrit usage.