Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

हृदादिविद्या रूपादिभानुरूपाः जगदूपुः । विश्वमो हनिका चैव त्रिपुरामृतसंज्ञिका ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

hṛdādividyā rūpādibhānurūpāḥ jagadūpuḥ | viśvamo hanikā caiva tripurāmṛtasaṃjñikā || 107 ||

Translation

ഹൃദാദി തുടങ്ങിയ വിദ്യകൾ, സൂര്യാദി രൂപങ്ങൾക്ക് അനുയോജ്യമായ ഭാനുരൂപിണികൾ; കൂടാതെ ‘ജഗദൂപു’, ‘വിശ്വമോ’, ‘ഹനികാ’, ‘ത്രിപുരാമൃത’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ളവ—ഇവയെല്ലാം എണ്ണപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• हृदादिविद्या: the heart-and-other (inner) knowledge
• हृदादिविद्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् + आदि + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (हृदादि-सम्बन्धिनी विद्या)

• रूपादिभानुरूपाः: having forms like the sun and others
• रूपादिभानुरूपाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + आदि + भानु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (रूपादि-भानु-रूपाः = having forms like the sun etc.)

• जगद्: the world
• जगद्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• ऊपुः: (they) attained, reached
• ऊपुः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थः ‘आपुः/प्राप्नुवन्ति’ = attained/reached

• विश्वमोहनिका: the deluder/enchantress of the universe
• विश्वमोहनिका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व + मोहनिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (विश्वं मोहयति/विश्वस्य मोहनिका)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• त्रिपुरामृतसंज्ञिका: bearing the name ‘Tripurā-amṛta’
• त्रिपुरामृतसंज्ञिका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिपुरा + अमृत + संज्ञिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (त्रिपुरायाः अमृतस्य संज्ञा यस्याः/‘named Tripurā-amṛta’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/vidya listing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a catalog of specialized vidyās (knowledge-traditions), emphasizing that sacred learning in the Narada Purana includes many structured disciplines, not only devotion but also technical classifications of śāstric knowledge.

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

Indirectly: by situating bhakti within a broader Vedic knowledge ecology—Narada learns that disciplined study and correct classifications of vidyā can support right understanding, which in turn stabilizes devotion to Vishnu in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway is the Purana’s method of enumerating and organizing technical vidyās—useful for śāstric study, curriculum mapping, and identifying distinct streams of learning that accompany Vedanga-style education.