Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183

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

Devanagari script

सहस्रभुज सम्प्रोच्य सहस्रजिह्व संवदेत् । सहस्रान्ते ललाटेति सहस्रायुधतोधरात् ॥ १८३ ॥

Transliteration

sahasrabhuja samprocya sahasrajihva saṃvadet | sahasrānte lalāṭeti sahasrāyudhatodharāt || 183 ||

Translation

Setelah terlebih dahulu menyebut “yang berlengan seribu”, hendaklah kemudian diucapkan “yang berlidah seribu”. Pada akhirnya, sebutlah “dahinya seribu kali”, dan renungkan Dia sebagai pemegang seribu senjata.

Word by Word

• सहस्र-भुज: (the term) ‘thousand-armed’
• सहस्र-भुज: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (मन्त्रपद-रूपेण); तत्पुरुष: ‘सहस्रं भुजं यस्य’

• सम्-प्रोच्य: having uttered
• सम्-प्रोच्य: पूर्वकाल (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + प्र + √वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/क्त्वा): ‘सम्प्रोच्य’ = having uttered/after saying

• सहस्र-जिह्व: (the term) ‘thousand-tongued’
• सहस्र-जिह्व: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (मन्त्रपद-रूपेण); तत्पुरुष: ‘सहस्रं जिह्वां यस्य’

• संवदेत्: should say/recite
• संवदेत्: क्रिया (Kriya/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सहस्र-अन्ते: at the end of ‘sahasra’
• सहस्र-अन्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikarana/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सहस्रस्य अन्ते’ = at the end of (the word) ‘sahasra’

• ललाट-इति: “lalāṭa” thus
• ललाट-इति: सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle); ‘ललाट’ शब्दस्य उद्धरणम्

• सहस्र-आयुध-तः: from/after (the word) ‘thousand-weaponed’
• सहस्र-आयुध-तः: अपादान (Apadana/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘-तः’; तत्पुरुष-समासपूर्वक: ‘सहस्रायुध’ + तः = from/after ‘thousand-weaponed’

• उधरात्: from ‘udhara’/from the belly (term)
• उधरात्: अपादान (Apadana/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in instruction-mode within a Vedanga/technical recitation context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It prescribes an ordered contemplation of Vishnu through escalating epithets—many arms, many tongues, a vast forehead, and many weapons—training the mind to perceive the Lord’s all-pervading power and protective sovereignty.

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

Bhakti here is practiced as focused remembrance (smaraṇa) through structured recitation: repeating divine attributes in sequence steadies attention, deepens reverence, and turns worship into continuous contemplation of Vishnu’s greatness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical discipline of recitation—ordered utterance of specific terms and epithets—aligned with Vedanga concerns like correct verbal formulation and ritualized speech (especially the precision expected in mantra/stotra usage).