Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Dhvajāropaṇa and Dhvajāgopaṇa: Procedure, Stotra, and Phala (Merit) of Raising Viṣṇu’s Flag

Devanagari script

यस्य श्रोत्रे दिशः सर्वा यच्चक्षुर्दिनकृच्छशी । ऋक्सामयजुषी येन तं वन्दे ब्रह्ररुपिणम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

yasya śrotre diśaḥ sarvā yaccakṣurdinakṛcchaśī | ṛksāmayajuṣī yena taṃ vande brahrarupiṇam || 26 ||

Translation

Je me prosterne devant Celui de nature brahmanique : pour qui toutes les directions sont comme des oreilles; dont les yeux sont le Soleil et la Lune; et par qui les Védas Ṛg, Sāma et Yajur sont manifestés et soutenus.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• श्रोत्रे: in the ear(s)
• श्रोत्रे: अधिकरण (Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘in/at the ear’ (dual also possible in form; here taken as loc. sg. by sense)

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण of दिशः

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; relative pronoun

• चक्षुः: eye
• चक्षुः: विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate noun

• दिनकृत्: sun
• दिनकृत्: विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘maker of day’ = Sun; predicate noun

• शशी: moon
• शशी: विधेय (Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन्/शशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘moon’; predicate noun (paired with दिनकृत्)

• ऋक्-साम-यजुषी: the Ṛg, Sāma and Yajus (Vedas)
• ऋक्-साम-यजुषी: कर्ता/कर्म (Subject/Object by context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच् (प्रातिपदिक) + सामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + यजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; ‘Ṛg and Sāma and Yajus (Vedas)’ (dual used as Vedic/collective)

• येन: by whom
• येन: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वन्दे: I worship/salute
• वन्दे: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ब्रह्म-रूपिणम्: Brahman-formed
• ब्रह्म-रूपिणम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of तम्; ‘having the form of Brahman’

Speaker

Narada (hymnic praise within the teaching dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Surya (Sun)
• Chandra (Moon)
• Rigveda
• Samaveda
• Yajurveda

FAQs

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

The verse presents an all-pervading Supreme Reality whose body is the cosmos itself—directions as ears and Sun–Moon as eyes—teaching that the Absolute (Brahman) is immanent in the universe and is the source and support of Vedic revelation.

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

By offering reverential bowing (vande) to the Supreme as the cosmic Lord and as Brahman, it models bhakti as worship grounded in right vision: seeing the Divine in the Sun, Moon, directions, and the sacred Vedas.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Veda-prāmāṇya (the authority of the Vedas) by naming Ṛg, Sāma, and Yajur; this underlines the Vedāṅga-oriented approach where correct recitation (Śikṣā), interpretation (Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta), and ritual application (Kalpa) rest upon the Vedas upheld by the Supreme.