Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73
Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna
नमोनमो भक्तजनप्रियाय नमोनमः सज्जनरंजिताय । नमोनमो दुर्जननाशनाय नमोऽस्तु तस्मै जगदीश्वराय ॥ ७३ ॥
namonamo bhaktajanapriyāya namonamaḥ sajjanaraṃjitāya | namonamo durjananāśanāya namo'stu tasmai jagadīśvarāya || 73 ||
ഭക്തജനപ്രിയനേ, നിനക്കു പുനഃപുനഃ നമസ്കാരം; സജ്ജനരെ ആനന്ദിപ്പിക്കുന്നവനേ, നിനക്കു പുനഃപുനഃ നമസ്കാരം; ദുർജനനാശകനേ, നിനക്കു പുനഃപുനഃ നമസ്കാരം. ആ ജഗദീശ്വരനു നമസ്കാരം അർപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It presents Jagadīśvara as the moral and cosmic governor: affectionate to bhaktas, a source of joy to the sādhus, and a corrective force that removes wickedness—establishing devotion as aligned with cosmic order (dharma).
Bhakti is shown as a personal relationship with the Lord—He is “bhaktajanapriya,” one who responds to devotees—so repeated namaskāra (salutation) becomes a direct devotional practice and a way to seek refuge.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is mantra-style stuti (repetitive “namo namo”) used as a devotional recitation within pūjā and daily japa.