Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

सत्यापतिर्लक्ष्मणाजित्पूज्यो भद्राप्रियंकरः । नरका सुरघातीं च लीलाकन्याहरो जयी ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

satyāpatirlakṣmaṇājitpūjyo bhadrāpriyaṃkaraḥ | narakā suraghātīṃ ca līlākanyāharo jayī || 102 ||

Translation

तो सत्याचा स्वामी; लक्ष्मणेलाही अजेय व पूज्य; भद्रेला प्रिय करणारा; नरकासुराचा नाश करणारा व देवशत्रूंचा संहारक; आणि क्रीडेत लीलाकन्येचे हरण करून जयी आहे।

Word by Word

• सत्यापतिः: husband of Satyā
• सत्यापतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्या-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यायाः पतिः)

• लक्ष्मणाजित्पूज्यः: worthy of honor, having been won by Lakṣmaṇā
• लक्ष्मणाजित्पूज्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मणा-जित्-पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (लक्ष्मणया जितः) + तत्पुरुषः (जितः पूज्यः)

• भद्राप्रियंकरः: one who does what is dear to Bhadrā
• भद्राप्रियंकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्रा-प्रियंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भद्रायाः प्रियं करोति इति)

• नरकः: Naraka (Narakāsura)
• नरकः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुरघातीम्: slayer of gods (female epithet; here as object/descriptor)
• सुरघातीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर-घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुरान् घ्नन्ती इति)

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

• लीलाकन्याहरः: abductor of the maiden Līlā
• लीलाकन्याहरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला-कन्या-हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्म-तत्पुरुषः (लीलया कन्यां हरति इति)

• जयी: victorious
• जयी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; -इन्-प्रातिपदिक

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic recitation of divine epithets within the Purva Bhaga’s technical/vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Naraka
• Sura (Devas)

FAQs

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

It presents a cluster of divine epithets that function as a stotra-like remembrance: meditating on the Lord as truthful, worship-worthy, beneficent, and victorious is itself a bhakti practice that purifies intention and strengthens dharma.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa (remembering names): the devotee contemplates the Lord’s qualities—truth, protection, victory over demonic forces—and cultivates surrender and reverence through recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports a Vedanga-adjacent practice of precise recitation and memorization (linked with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa in how names are preserved and pronounced), useful for stotra/namāvali-based worship and ritual chanting.