Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

Dhvaja-Dhāraṇa Mahātmyam: Sumati–Satyamatī, Humility, and Deliverance by Hari’s Messengers

Devanagari script

सहस्रसूर्यासंकाशाः सर्वे चारुचतुर्भुजाः । किरीटकुण्डलधरा हारिणो वनमालिनः ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

sahasrasūryāsaṃkāśāḥ sarve cārucaturbhujāḥ | kirīṭakuṇḍaladharā hāriṇo vanamālinaḥ || 55 ||

Translation

ទាំងអស់ភ្លឺរលោងដូចពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យមួយពាន់; ម្នាក់ៗស្រស់ស្អាត មានដៃបួន ពាក់មកុដ និងក្រវិល—មានរូបរាងទាក់ទាញ និងតុបតែងដោយកម្រងផ្កាព្រៃ។

Word by Word

• सहस्र-सूर्य-असंकाशाः: like a thousand suns in radiance
• सहस्र-सूर्य-असंकाशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + असंकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सहस्रसूर्यवत् असंकाशाः = resembling a thousand suns)

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• चारु-चतुर्भुजाः: beautiful, four-armed
• चारु-चतुर्भुजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुर्भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (चारवः चतुर्भुजाः = beautiful four-armed)

• किरीट-कुण्डल-धराः: wearing crowns and earrings
• किरीट-कुण्डल-धराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (किरीटं च कुण्डले च धरन्ति)

• हारिणः: charming
• हारिणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वन-मालिनः: wearing forest garlands
• वन-मालिनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक) + मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वनमाला यस्य सः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada, describing the divine vision/attendants in Vishnu’s realm)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Vaikuntha attendants (Vishnudutas/Parshadas)

FAQs

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

It highlights the transcendental radiance and divine attributes associated with Vishnu’s realm—teaching that proximity to the Lord is marked by purity, beauty, and auspicious insignia that inspire devotion and remembrance.

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

By vividly portraying the Lord’s attendants as four-armed and garlanded, the verse supports bhakti practices like rūpa-dhyāna (meditation on divine form) and smaraṇa (remembrance), where sacred imagery steadies the mind in loving devotion to Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is dhyāna-vidhi in a Puranic mode—using iconographic markers (four arms, crown, earrings, garland) as aids for focused devotional contemplation.