Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68

Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa

Devanagari script

स्वामी विषमरूप्यं चोपत्यकाधित्यका तथा । चिल्लश्च चिपिटं चिक्वं वातूलः कुतपस्तथा ॥ ६८ ॥

Transliteration

svāmī viṣamarūpyaṃ copatyakādhityakā tathā | cillaśca cipiṭaṃ cikvaṃ vātūlaḥ kutapastathā || 68 ||

Translation

(அந்த பகவான்) ‘ஸ்வாமி’, ‘விஷமரூப்ய’—ஒப்பற்ற ரூபமுடையவன்; மேலும் ‘உபத்யகாதித்யகா’; ‘சில்ல’, ‘சிபிட’, ‘சிக்வ’; ‘வாதூல’, ‘குதப’ எனும் நாமங்களாலும் போற்றப்படுகின்றான்।

Word by Word

• svāmī: Svāmī (a name/title)
• svāmī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• viṣamarūpyam: Viṣamarūpya (a name; 'of uneven form')
• viṣamarūpyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣama + rūpya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: 'and')

• upatyakā: Upatyakā (a name; 'valley')
• upatyakā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upatyakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dhityakā: Dhityakā (a name)
• dhityakā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhityakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'thus/also')

• cillaḥ: Cilla (a name)
• cillaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cilla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• cipiṭam: Cipiṭa (a name; 'flat')
• cipiṭam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cipiṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• cikvam: Cikva (a name)
• cikvam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cikva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd: Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• vātūlaḥ: Vātūla (a name; 'windy/mad')
• vātūlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vātūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• kutapaḥ: Kutapa (a name)
• kutapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kutapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'also')

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Moksha-dharma teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a devotional name-list (nāma-saṅgraha): remembering and reciting these epithets is presented as a contemplative aid for mokṣa, focusing the mind on the Lord’s supremacy and transcendent nature.

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

It advances bhakti through nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine names). By repeatedly invoking the Lord with many traditional epithets, the devotee cultivates single-pointed devotion (ekāgratā) and reverence toward Viṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Vyākaraṇa/śabda-śāstra in practice: the verse preserves authoritative name-forms (nāmāni) for correct recitation (pāṭha) in japa/stotra, emphasizing accurate transmission and pronunciation.