Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

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

Devanagari script

तप्तकांचनसंकाश तरुणार्कसमप्रभ । सुखसौभाग्यधनद ऋणदारिद्य्रनाशक ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

taptakāṃcanasaṃkāśa taruṇārkasamaprabha | sukhasaubhāgyadhanada ṛṇadāridyranāśaka || 106 ||

Translation

溶けた黄金のごとく輝き、昇りたての太陽のごとく光り給う御神よ—安楽と福運と財を授け、負債と貧を滅する御方よ。

Word by Word

• तप्त-काञ्चन-सङ्काश: O one resembling heated gold
• तप्त-काञ्चन-सङ्काश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; epithet in address

• तरुण-अर्क-सम-प्रभ: O one whose splendor equals the rising sun
• तरुण-अर्क-सम-प्रभ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; ‘having radiance equal to the young sun’

• सुख-सौभाग्य-धन-द: O giver of happiness, fortune, and wealth
• सुख-सौभाग्य-धन-द: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; ‘giver of happiness, good fortune, and wealth’

• ऋण-दारिद्र्य-नाशक: O destroyer of debt and poverty
• ऋण-दारिद्र्य-नाशक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋण (प्रातिपदिक) + दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; ‘destroyer of debt and poverty’

Speaker

Narada (in a stotra/mantra-style description within the Vedanga/ritual-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It functions as a mantra-like praise describing a luminous, auspicious divine power that grants well-being (sukha), fortune (saubhāgya), and wealth (dhana) while removing obstacles such as debt and poverty—linking inner auspiciousness with outer order in dharmic life.

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

By meditating on and praising the deity’s radiant form and beneficent qualities, the devotee cultivates śraddhā and dependence on divine grace; the verse models bhakti through reverent remembrance (smaraṇa) and eulogy (stuti) aimed at both spiritual and worldly uplift.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects stotra/mantra usage in applied religious practice—typical of technical sections where recitation (japa/stuti) is treated as an upāya; the compound-rich diction also mirrors Vyākaraṇa-style precision useful for correct chanting and interpretation.