Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

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

Devanagari script

शौरिशोकविनाशी च देवकीतापनाशनः । उग्रसेनपरित्राता उग्रसेनाभिपूजितः ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

śauriśokavināśī ca devakītāpanāśanaḥ | ugrasenaparitrātā ugrasenābhipūjitaḥ || 89 ||

Translation

Il anéantit la peine de Śauri (Kṛṣṇa) et dissipe l’angoisse de Devakī; il est le protecteur d’Ugrasena, et Celui qu’Ugrasena révère.

Word by Word

• शौरिशोकविनाशी: destroyer of Śauri's sorrow
• शौरिशोकविनाशी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौरि-शोक-विनाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विनाशिन् = नाशकर्ता (destroyer)

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

• देवकीतापनाशनः: remover of Devakī's distress
• देवकीतापनाशनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी-ताप-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाशन = नाशक (destroyer/remover)

• उग्रसेनपरित्राता: protector of Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनपरित्राता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन-परित्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक; त्रै/त्रा-धातु with परि- prefix)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृ-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक (protector)

• उग्रसेनाभिपूजितः: honoured by Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनाभिपूजितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्रसेन-अभि-पूजित (प्रातिपदिक; पूज्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle): ‘honoured’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vishnu/Krishna-centered stotra context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Krishna (Śauri)
• Devakī
• Ugrasena

FAQs

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

It presents Bhagavan (Vishnu as Krishna/Śauri) as the compassionate remover of grief and distress, emphasizing that divine refuge protects devotees and restores dharma—symbolized by safeguarding Ugrasena and relieving Devakī’s suffering.

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

By praising specific saving acts and qualities of the Lord, it models stuti (devotional praise) and nāma-smaraṇa as a bhakti practice: remembering the Lord as ‘destroyer of sorrow’ strengthens surrender (śaraṇāgati) and trust in divine protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly functions as a stotra-style epithet chain (nāma/guṇa-kīrtana); its practical takeaway aligns with Vyākaraṇa and Chandas usage in devotional recitation—compound epithets (samāsa) conveying precise theological meaning for liturgical chanting.