Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

कुंडलांते चक्रशंखगदांतेंऽभोजहस्ततः । पीतांबरांते श्रीवत्सां कितवक्षः स्थलेति च ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

kuṃḍalāṃte cakraśaṃkhagadāṃteṃ'bhojahastataḥ | pītāṃbarāṃte śrīvatsāṃ kitavakṣaḥ sthaleti ca || 29 ||

Translation

അവനെ കുണ്ഡലധാരി, ചക്ര-ശംഖ-ഗദാധാരി, പദ്മഹസ്തൻ; പീതാംബരധാരി, വക്ഷസ്ഥലത്ത് ശ്രീവത്സചിഹ്നയുക്തൻ—എന്നു വർണ്ണിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• कुण्डल-अन्ते: at the earring-position
• कुण्डल-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative ‘at the end/position of the earrings’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• चक्र-शङ्ख-गदा-अन्ते: at the positions of discus, conch, and mace
• चक्र-शङ्ख-गदा-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative; dvandva of three items with अन्त

• अम्भोज-हस्ततः: from the lotus-hand
• अम्भोज-हस्ततः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भोज (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ablative ‘from the lotus-hand’ (i.e., from the hand holding lotus)

• पीत-अम्बर-अन्ते: at the yellow-garment position
• पीत-अम्बर-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीत (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative ‘at the end/position of the yellow garment’

• श्रीवत्साम्: Śrīvatsa (mark)
• श्रीवत्साम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object (mark on chest)

• किट-वक्षः-स्थल-इति: ‘... on the chest-region’, thus
• किट-वक्षः-स्थल-इति: Vacana (वचन/quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किट (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative); compound phrase used as utterance ‘(say) “... on the chest-region”’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic description within the Vedanga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It gives dhyāna-lakṣaṇa—recognizable sacred marks of Viṣṇu—so the devotee can steady the mind on a precise, auspicious form during worship and meditation.

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

Bhakti is supported by focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and worship (pūjā); by naming Viṣṇu’s emblems—cakra, śaṅkha, gadā, padma, pītāmbara, and Śrīvatsa—the verse trains the devotee in concentrated devotional contemplation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, lakṣaṇa-based method used in ritual and recitation: defining a deity by distinguishing attributes for correct dhyāna and pūjā-vidhi, aligning with the precise descriptive style valued in śāstric practice.