Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

नन्दः सुनन्दश्चंडण्श्च प्रचण्डः प्रचलोबलः । भद्र ः सुभद्र श्चेत्याद्या वैष्णवा द्वारपालकाः ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

nandaḥ sunandaścaṃḍaṇśca pracaṇḍaḥ pracalobalaḥ | bhadra ḥ subhadra ścetyādyā vaiṣṇavā dvārapālakāḥ || 82 ||

Translation

นันทะ สุนันทะ จัณฑณะ ประจัณฑะ ประจโลพล ภัทระ สุภัทระ และอื่นๆ—เหล่านี้คือทวารบาลฝ่ายไวษณวะ

Word by Word

• नन्दः: Nanda
• नन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• सुनन्दः: Sunanda
• सुनन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + नन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-नन्दः = उत्तमः नन्दः)

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

• चण्डः: Chanda
• चण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• प्रचण्डः: Prachanda
• प्रचण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + चण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामरूपे उपसर्गयुक्त-प्रातिपदिक

• प्रचल-उबलः: Prachala-Ubala (name)
• प्रचल-उबलः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रचल (प्रातिपदिक) + उबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-नाम; द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थे संयुक्तनाम (प्रचलः च उबलः च)

• भद्रः: Bhadra
• भद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुभद्रः: Subhadra
• सुभद्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (प्रातिपदिक) + भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सु-भद्रः)

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

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• आद्याः: and others (beginning with these)
• आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (etc., beginning with)

• वैष्णवाः: Vaishnava (of Vishnu)
• वैष्णवाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (विष्णोः सम्बन्धिनः)

• द्वार-पालकाः: door-guards
• द्वार-पालकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक) + पालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्वारस्य पालकाः)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; listing Vaiṣṇava attendants/guardians)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vaishnava gatekeepers (Dvaarapalakas)
• Nanda
• Sunanda
• Caṇḍaṇa
• Pracaṇḍa
• Pracalobala
• Bhadra
• Subhadra
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It identifies the Vaiṣṇava gatekeepers by name, emphasizing that sacred approach to the Lord is protected and ordered, and that devotion is supported by divine attendants who uphold dharma and purity.

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

By highlighting the Lord’s dedicated attendants, the verse implies that bhakti is not casual entry but reverent approach—devotees cultivate purity, humility, and steadiness to be ‘fit to pass the gate’ of divine presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily nāma-paricaya (correct preservation of sacred names) and smṛti-based cataloging used in Purāṇic instruction; it supports accurate recitation and ritual remembrance rather than a specific technical rule of Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa in this single verse.