Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Śuka’s Yoga-ascent, the Echo of ‘Bhoḥ’, and the Vaikuṇṭha Vision

Devanagari script

आदित्यसोमनेत्राय सहओजोबलाय च । ईज्याय साक्षिणेऽजायबहुशीर्षांघ्रिबाहवे ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

ādityasomanetrāya sahaojobalāya ca | ījyāya sākṣiṇe'jāyabahuśīrṣāṃghribāhave || 58 ||

Translation

സൂര്യനും ചന്ദ്രനും നേത്രങ്ങളായവന്, സാഹസ-ഓജസ്-ബലസമ്പന്നനായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നവന് നമസ്കാരം; പൂജ്യനായ സാക്ഷിക്ക് നമസ്കാരം; അജന്മനും അനേകം ശിരസ്സുകളും പാദങ്ങളും ഭുജങ്ങളും ഉള്ള പ്രഭുവിന് നമസ്കാരം।

Word by Word

• आदित्य-सोम-नेत्राय: to him whose eyes are the Sun and Moon
• आदित्य-सोम-नेत्राय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य-सोम-नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (आदित्यः सोमः च नेत्रे यस्य)

• सह-ओजः-बलाय: to the one with vigor and strength
• सह-ओजः-बलाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह-ओजस्-बल (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (ओजः + बल) सह- उपपदपूर्वकः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ईज्याय: to the worship-worthy one
• ईज्याय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईज्य (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (worship-worthy)

• साक्षिणे: to the witness
• साक्षिणे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• अजाय: to the unborn one
• अजाय: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• बहु-शीर्ष-अङ्घ्रि-बाहवे: to him who has many heads, feet, and arms
• बहु-शीर्ष-अङ्घ्रि-बाहवे: सम्प्रदान (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु-शीर्ष-अङ्घ्रि-बाहु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः बहुव्रीहिः (बहूनि शीर्षाणि अङ्घ्रयः बाहवः यस्य)

Speaker

Narada (in a hymn of praise within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Surya (Aditya)
• Soma (Chandra)

FAQs

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

It presents the Lord as the cosmic and all-pervading Reality—Sun and Moon as His eyes and the universe as His many-limbed form—while emphasizing His role as the inner Witness (sākṣin), a key contemplation for moksha.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma–guṇa stuti (praise by divine attributes): worshipping the Lord as ījya (worthy of worship) and remembering Him as aja (unborn) and sākṣin (witness) stabilizes devotion beyond mere external ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not teaching a specific Vedanga directly, it reflects Upasana-style usage of cosmic correspondences (Sun/Moon imagery) that commonly supports ritual contemplation and mantra-meaning alignment (nirukta/arthavāda sense) in Vedic practice.