Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Manvantaras and Indras; Sudharmā’s Liberation through Viṣṇu-Pradakṣiṇā; Supremacy of Hari-Bhakti

Devanagari script

सुधामानस्तथा सत्याः शिवाश्चाय प्रर्तदनाः । तेषामिंद्रः सुशांतिश्च तृतीये परिकीर्तितः ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

sudhāmānastathā satyāḥ śivāścāya prartadanāḥ | teṣāmiṃdraḥ suśāṃtiśca tṛtīye parikīrtitaḥ || 26 ||

Translation

ଏହିପରି ସୁଧାମାନ, ସତ୍ୟ, ଶିବ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରର୍ତ୍ତଦନ ନାମକ ଗଣ ଅଛନ୍ତି; ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ତୃତୀୟର ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ‘ସୁଶାନ୍ତି’ ବୋଲି କୀର୍ତ୍ତିତ।

Word by Word

• सुधामानाः: Sudhāmānas (a class of gods)
• सुधामानाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधामान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• सत्याः: Satyas (a class of gods)
• सत्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शिवाः: Śivas (a class of gods)
• शिवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• आय: (textual particle; uncertain)
• आय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आय (अव्यय)
• Form: पाठभेद/अव्यय; सम्भाव्यं ‘च’ इत्यर्थे वा ‘अथ’ इत्यर्थे (uncertain reading)

• प्रर्तदनाः: Prartadanas (a class of gods)
• प्रर्तदनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रर्तदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पाठभेद सम्भाव्य: ‘प्रर्तदन’/‘प्रर्तदनाः’ (class-name)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• इन्द्रः: Indra (their ruler)
• इन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुशान्तिः: Suśānti (name)
• सुशान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: सु + शान्तिः (very peaceful/Good-peace as name)

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

• तृतीये: in the third (manvantara)
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (अन्तरे/मन्वन्तरे इत्यन्वय), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितः: is proclaimed/mentioned
• परिकीर्तितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘परिकीर्तितः’ = ‘is proclaimed/has been stated’

Speaker

Narada (continuing an enumerative teaching within the dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Suśānti
• Sudhāmānas
• Satyas
• Śivas
• Prartadanas

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a precise Puranic catalogue: it preserves sacred cosmological memory by naming divine groups and identifying their presiding chief (Indra), emphasizing order (ṛta) and hierarchy in the universe.

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

While not directly teaching a bhakti practice, it supports bhakti-oriented reading by situating devotional life within a divinely structured cosmos—where every realm and group has an appointed lord—encouraging reverence for the Supreme who ordains such order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects the Vedāṅga-style discipline of structured listing and precise nomenclature (useful for anukramaṇī and traditional recitation/memory systems), though it does not teach a specific ritual or astrology rule in this line.