Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā
नमः पिनाकहस्ताय शूलहस्ताय ते नमः । नमः कपालहस्ताय पाशमुद्गरधारिणे ॥ ८३ ॥
namaḥ pinākahastāya śūlahastāya te namaḥ | namaḥ kapālahastāya pāśamudgaradhāriṇe || 83 ||
សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គដែលកាន់ធ្នូពិនាក; សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គដែលកាន់ត្រីសូល។ សូមនមស្ការដល់ព្រះអង្គដែលកាន់ក្បាលឆ្អឹង; ដល់ព្រះអង្គអ្នកកាន់ខ្សែចង និងកាន់ដំបងមុទ្គរ។
Narada (hymnic praise within the narrative tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It is a concentrated act of namaskāra (reverential surrender) that contemplates Shiva through his emblematic implements, training the mind to recognize divine sovereignty, protection, and restraint of ego.
Bhakti here is expressed as repeated salutations (namaḥ) paired with remembrance of the Lord’s forms and symbols; this steady recollection (smaraṇa) and reverence (vandana) is a practical devotional discipline.
Primarily Śikṣā and Chandas in practice: the verse is meant for correct recitation with clear phonetics and rhythm, supporting stotra-usage in pūjā and japa rather than technical instruction in astrology or grammar.