Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112

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

Devanagari script

श्वेताश्वसारथिः सत्यः सत्यसाध्यो भयापहः । सत्यसंधः सत्यरतिः सत्यप्रिय उदारधीः ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

śvetāśvasārathiḥ satyaḥ satyasādhyo bhayāpahaḥ | satyasaṃdhaḥ satyaratiḥ satyapriya udāradhīḥ || 112 ||

Translation

Il est le cocher des coursiers blancs; Il est la Vérité même, atteignable par la vérité, et Celui qui ôte la peur. Fidèle à son vœu, se délectant de la vérité, aimant la vérité, Il a une intelligence noble et généreuse.

Word by Word

• श्वेत-अश्व-सारथिः: charioteer of the white horses
• श्वेत-अश्व-सारथिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष—‘श्वेताः अश्वाः यस्य (रथस्य), तस्य सारथिः’

• सत्यः: truthful / true
• सत्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्य-साध्यः: attainable by truth
• सत्य-साध्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + साध्य (कृदन्त; √साध् धातु, यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थः—‘सत्येन साध्यः’ (to be accomplished by truth / attainable through truth)

• भय-अपहः: remover of fear
• भय-अपहः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + अपह (प्रातिपदिक; from √हृ with अप-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म-तत्पुरुष—‘भयं अपहरति’

• सत्य-संधः: true to his vow / steadfast in truth
• सत्य-संधः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘सत्ये संधिः/प्रतिज्ञा यस्य’ (one whose resolve is truth)

• सत्य-रतिः: delighting in truth
• सत्य-रतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘सत्ये रतिः यस्य’

• सत्य-प्रियः: lover of truth
• सत्य-प्रियः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘सत्यं प्रियं यस्य’

• उदार-धीः: of noble intellect
• उदार-धीः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject; epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार (प्रातिपदिक) + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘उदारा धीः यस्य’

Speaker

Sage Narada (teaching within a Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents Vishnu as Truth itself and as the remover of fear, teaching that aligning one’s life with satya (truthfulness and integrity) is both a devotional offering and a direct means to spiritual steadiness.

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

By praising the Lord’s truth-nature—true in resolve, loving truth, and pleased by truth—it implies that bhakti is strengthened through truthful conduct, sincere vows, and unwavering inner alignment with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It underscores the practical dharmic prerequisite behind Vedic disciplines: satya as an enabling virtue for mantra, ritual accuracy, and disciplined study—without which technical practice becomes spiritually ineffective.