Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

विमलो धारया युक्तो नृसिंहो विद्युता युतः । केशवादिमातृकाया मुनिर्नारायणो मतः ॥ ९८ ॥

Transliteration

vimalo dhārayā yukto nṛsiṃho vidyutā yutaḥ | keśavādimātṛkāyā munirnārāyaṇo mataḥ || 98 ||

Translation

‘विमल’ धारा (आधार-प्रवाह)ने युक्त आहे; ‘नृसिंह’ विद्युत्‌ने संयुक्त आहे. आणि केशव-आदि मातृका (वर्णसमूह) मध्ये मुनि ‘नारायण’च मानला आहे.

Word by Word

• विमलः: spotless/pure
• विमलः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धारया: with a stream/flow
• धारया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• युक्तः: endowed
• युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नृ-सिंहः: Nṛsiṃha
• नृ-सिंहः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘नरः सिंह इव’/‘नर-सिंहः’

• विद्युता: with lightning
• विद्युता: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• युतः: associated
• युतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• केशव-आदि-मातृकायाः: of the syllabic series beginning with Keśava
• केशव-आदि-मातृकायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + मातृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘केशव-आदि’ इति तत्पुरुषः (beginning with Keśava) + ‘मातृका’ (alphabet/series of syllables) — ‘केशवादीनां मातृका’/‘केशव-आदि-मातृका’ इति समास; षष्ठीसम्बन्ध (genitive)

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) → मत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(सः) मतः’ = is considered/held to be

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical/Vedanga-style enumeration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nrsimha
• Narayana
• Keshava

FAQs

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

It links divine forms (Nṛsiṃha, Nārāyaṇa) with energetic principles (a sustaining ‘flow’ and lightning-like radiance) and anchors them in the Keśavādi Mātr̥kā, implying that sacred sound/phonemes are a vehicle for realizing Vishnu’s presence.

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

By identifying the sage-principle with Nārāyaṇa within the Keśava-based sacred sound matrix, it supports Bhakti through nāma (divine names) and mantra—devotion expressed as remembrance, recitation, and contemplative alignment with Vishnu’s forms.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical mantra/phoneme framework (Mātr̥kā), aligning with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa-oriented thinking—how sound-units and name-sequences are systematically mapped to deities for japa, nyāsa, and ritual application.