Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

इंद्रार्चितो रमाकांतो वज्रिभार्याप्रपूजितः । पारिजातापहारी च शक्रमानापहारकः ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

iṃdrārcito ramākāṃto vajribhāryāprapūjitaḥ | pārijātāpahārī ca śakramānāpahārakaḥ || 104 ||

Translation

Il est adoré par Indra ; l’aimé de Ramā (Lakṣmī) ; et hautement vénéré par Śacī, l’épouse du porteur du vajra. Il est celui qui emporta l’arbre Pārijāta et qui humilia l’orgueil d’Indra.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रार्चितः: worshipped by Indra
• इन्द्रार्चितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र-अर्चित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) √अर्च् (अर्च् धातु) ; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रेण अर्चितः)

• रमाकान्तः: beloved of Ramā (Lakṣmī)
• रमाकान्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा-कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रमायाः कान्तः)

• वज्रिभार्याप्रपूजितः: duly worshipped by the wife of the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra’s wife)
• वज्रिभार्याप्रपूजितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वज्रिन्-भार्या-प्र-पूजित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) √पूज् (पूज् धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (वज्रिणः भार्यया प्रपूजितः)

• पारिजातापहारी: one who carried off the Pārijāta tree
• पारिजातापहारी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारिजात-अपहारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्म-तत्पुरुषः (पारिजातं अपहरति इति)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शक्रमानापहारकः: remover of Indra’s pride/honor
• शक्रमानापहारकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र-मान-अपहारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शक्रस्य मानस्य अपहारकः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada; stotra-style enumeration of epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Lakshmi (Ramā)
• Śacī (Indrāṇī)
• Pārijāta
• Vishnu (Hari/Krishna implied)

FAQs

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

It teaches Hari’s supremacy even over Indra: the Lord is worshipped by the gods, and He removes māna (pride), a key inner obstacle to dharma and bhakti.

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

By presenting the Lord as Lakṣmī’s beloved and universally worshipped, it encourages śraddhā and surrender; devotion matures when ego is humbled, as symbolized by Indra’s pride being dispelled.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse models stotra/nāma-style composition—compact epithets (nāmadheya) formed through Sanskrit compounds (samāsa), a practical application of Vyākaraṇa for correct understanding and recitation.