Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

स्थिरासनो महाकायः सर्वकर्मावरोधकः । लोहितो लोहिताक्षश्च सामगानां कृपाकरः ॥ ७८ ॥

Transliteration

sthirāsano mahākāyaḥ sarvakarmāvarodhakaḥ | lohito lohitākṣaśca sāmagānāṃ kṛpākaraḥ || 78 ||

Translation

Ia bersemayam teguh, bertubuh agung, dan menahan segala perbuatan yang salah. Ia Sang Merah bermata kemerahan, penuh welas asih kepada para pelantun himne Sāma.

Word by Word

• स्थिरासनः: one with a steady posture
• स्थिरासनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर-आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—स्थिरम् आसनम् यस्य (having a steady seat/posture)

• महाकायः: large-bodied
• महाकायः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-काय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—महान् कायः यस्य (large-bodied)

• सर्वकर्मावरोधकः: obstructor of all actions
• सर्वकर्मावरोधकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-कर्म-अवरोधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषां कर्मणाम् अवरोधकः (obstructor of all actions)

• लोहितः: reddish, red
• लोहितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• लोहिताक्षः: red-eyed
• लोहिताक्षः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—लोहिते अक्षिणी यस्य (red-eyed)

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

• सामगानाम्: of the Sāma-chanters
• सामगानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कृपाकरः: merciful; giver of compassion
• कृपाकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपा-कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—कृपां करोति इति (one who shows mercy)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; verse functions as an epithet-listing within the teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sama Veda

FAQs

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

The verse presents Vishnu as the steady, all-encompassing Lord who checks harmful karma and responds with grace to sincere Vedic worship—especially Sāmaveda singing—showing that disciplined devotion and sacred sound attract divine compassion.

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

By highlighting the Lord’s कृपाकर (bestower of compassion) nature toward sāmagāna (Sāmaveda chanters), it frames bhakti as reverent, musically intoned Vedic praise offered with steadiness and purity, through which the devotee receives protection from adverse karmic tendencies.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Sāmaveda practice—proper sāma-gāna (melodic chanting). In Vedanga terms, this aligns with Śikṣā (phonetics/intonation) and Chandas/Svara discipline, emphasizing accurate recitation and musical meter as a devotional-ritual skill.