Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

विष्णुः प्रद्युम्नयुक् शार्ङ्गी साग्निर्वीरं महांस्ततः । विष्णुं ज्वलन्तं भृग्वीशो जलं पद्मासनं ततः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

viṣṇuḥ pradyumnayuk śārṅgī sāgnirvīraṃ mahāṃstataḥ | viṣṇuṃ jvalantaṃ bhṛgvīśo jalaṃ padmāsanaṃ tataḥ || 13 ||

Translation

मग प्रद्युम्नयुक्त शार्ङ्गधारी विष्णूचा—अग्निसह—ध्यान करावा; नंतर महावीराचा; मग ज्वलंत तेजस्वी विष्णूचा; मग भृगूंच्या ईशाचा; मग जलाचा; आणि मग पद्मासन (ब्रह्मा)चा ध्यान करावा।

Word by Word

• विष्णुः: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रद्युम्नयुक्: joined with Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नयुक्: Visheshana (विशेषण/of विष्णुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रद्युम्न-युज् (प्रातिपदिक; प्रद्युम्न + युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘युक्त’ अर्थे बहुव्रीहिवत् विशेषण

• शार्ङ्गी: bearer of Śārṅga (bow)
• शार्ङ्गी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• साग्निः: together with Agni
• साग्निः: Visheshana (विशेषण/of शार्ङ्गी/विष्णुः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक; स + अग्नि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वीरम्: the hero; Vīra (as an object/name)
• वीरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb: then)

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu (as object)
• विष्णुम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ज्वलन्तम्: blazing
• ज्वलन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/of विष्णुम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वलन्त (कृदन्त; √ज्वल् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भृग्वीशः: lord of the Bhṛgus; Bhṛgvīśa
• भृग्वीशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; भृगु + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पद्मासनम्: lotus-seat; Padmāsana
• पद्मासनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म-आसन (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + आसन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb: then)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Pradyumna
• Agni
• Bhrigu
• Brahma

FAQs

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

It presents a disciplined devatā-krama (ordered contemplation) where Viṣṇu remains central, while allied cosmic principles—fire (Agni), water (Jala), and the lotus-seated creator (Brahmā)—are remembered as parts of an integrated Vedic vision.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as focused remembrance: Viṣṇu is praised through epithets (Śārṅgī, blazing radiance) and associated forms (with Pradyumna), training the mind to hold the Lord steadily while honoring related divine functions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical practice: the correct sequencing of devatā-smaraṇa used in mantra-japa or yajña contexts—an applied aspect of Vedāṅga-style discipline (procedural precision rather than narrative storytelling).