Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

सर्वैरप्यायुधैर्युक्तं गरुडोपरि संस्थितम् । सनकादिमुनींद्रैस्तु सर्वदेवैरुपासितम् ॥ १२१ ॥

Transliteration

sarvairapyāyudhairyuktaṃ garuḍopari saṃsthitam | sanakādimunīṃdraistu sarvadevairupāsitam || 121 ||

Translation

Pourvu de toutes les armes divines et siégeant sur Garuḍa, Il est adoré par les grands sages, à commencer par Sanaka, ainsi que par tous les dieux.

Word by Word

• सर्वैः: with all
• सर्वैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• आयुधैः: with weapons
• आयुधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• युक्तम्: endowed/armed
• युक्तम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘युक्त’ = joined/endowed

• गरुड-उपरि: upon Garuḍa
• गरुड-उपरि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक) + उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; अव्यय ‘उपरि’ प्रधानम्; अर्थे—सप्तमी-भाव (locative sense): ‘गरुडस्य उपरि’

• संस्थितम्: seated/positioned
• संस्थितम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘संस्थित’ = seated/placed

• सनक-आदि-मुनीन्द्रैः: by the chief sages beginning with Sanaka
• सनक-आदि-मुनीन्द्रैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सनकादयः मुनयः, तेषां इन्द्राः’ (chief sages like Sanaka etc.)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Discourse marker (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सर्वदेवैः: by all the gods
• सर्वदेवैः: Karana/Agent-in-passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘सर्वे देवाः’

• उपासितम्: worshipped
• उपासितम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उपासित’ = worshipped

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara/Sanaka tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Sanaka
• Devas
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Vishnu as the supreme object of worship—armed with divine powers (āyudhas), enthroned on Garuḍa, and revered universally by sages and gods—highlighting His sovereignty and the legitimacy of Vaiṣṇava upāsanā.

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

By stating that even Sanaka and other great sages, along with all devas, worship Him, the verse models bhakti as reverent upāsanā directed to Vishnu’s manifested form, encouraging devotees to follow the same attitude of adoration.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports iconographic and ritual clarity used in worship (upāsanā): identifying the deity’s form (Garuḍa-vāhana, āyudha-yukta) helps correct mantra-visualization and procedural accuracy in pūjā—an applied, technical dimension often aligned with śikṣā/kalpa-style precision.