Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

प्रयोगाः कवचं नामसहस्रं स्तोत्रमेव च । गणेशसूर्यविष्णूनां शिवशक्त्योरनुक्रमात् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

prayogāḥ kavacaṃ nāmasahasraṃ stotrameva ca | gaṇeśasūryaviṣṇūnāṃ śivaśaktyoranukramāt || 6 ||

Translation

Menurut tertibnya, dihuraikan prayoga (amalan ritual), kavaca (perisai pelindung), nāma-sahasra (seribu nama), serta stotra (himne pujian)—bagi Gaṇeśa, Surya (Matahari), Viṣṇu, dan juga Śiva serta Śakti.

Word by Word

• prayogāḥ: ritual applications/usages
• prayogāḥ: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• kavacam: protective hymn (kavaca)
• kavacam: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nāma-sahasram: the thousand names (litany)
• nāma-sahasram: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘a thousand names’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• stotram: hymn of praise
• stotram: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• gaṇeśa-sūrya-viṣṇūnām: of Gaṇeśa, Sūrya, and Viṣṇu
• gaṇeśa-sūrya-viṣṇūnām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇeśa (प्रातिपदिक) + sūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative list); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• śiva-śaktyoḥ: of Śiva and Śakti
• śiva-śaktyoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास; (dual) पुं/स्त्री मिश्र, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (dual)

• anukramāt: in sequence/according to order
• anukramāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anukrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) from ‘anukrama’; ‘in due order/serially’

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Narada Purana’s contents-outline / anukramanika tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Surya
• Vishnu
• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It signals that the text systematically preserves multiple devotional and protective modes of practice—ritual procedures, kavacas, nāma-sahasras, and stotras—showing an ordered path of worship centered on major deities.

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

By highlighting stotras and nāma-sahasras, it emphasizes bhakti through praise, remembrance of divine names, and disciplined recitation—devotional methods presented in a structured sequence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to applied ritual know-how (prayoga) and mantra-usage traditions (kavaca, nāma-sahasra), aligning with practical disciplines like Kalpa (ritual procedure) and correct recitation practices associated with Śikṣā.