Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
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गतिस्तीक्ष्णाजचरणाहिर्बुघ्न्यभाश्रिभेषुया । योमातिकातिविश्वांबुमूलमत्स्यैन्यजस्य च ॥ ४६ ॥
gatistīkṣṇājacaraṇāhirbughnyabhāśribheṣuyā | yomātikātiviśvāṃbumūlamatsyainyajasya ca || 46 ||
‘गति’, ‘तीक्ष्णा’, ‘अज’, ‘चरण’, ‘अहिर’, ‘बुघ्न्या’, ‘भा’, ‘श्री’ आणि ‘भेषुया’; तसेच ‘यो’, ‘मातिका’, ‘अति’, ‘विश्वाम्बु’, ‘मूल’, ‘मत्स्य’ आणि ‘एन्यज’—ही सर्व परब्रह्म परमात्म्याची ध्यानास योग्य गूढ नामे आहेत।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
This verse functions as a list of sacred epithets—symbolic ‘names’—meant for contemplative remembrance, aligning the mind with the Supreme (commonly understood as Vishnu) through nāma-based upāsanā.
By presenting multiple divine designations (radiance, auspiciousness, origin, transcendence, healing power, etc.), the verse supports bhakti as constant recollection: devotion deepens when the devotee meditates on the Lord through meaningful names and attributes.
Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta-style practice is implied: these compact Vedic epithets invite careful parsing of words and meanings, a traditional method used to support mantra-recitation, correct understanding, and meditative application.