Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

त्रिविक्रमः क्रियायुक्तो वामनो दयितायुतः । श्रीधरो मेधया युक्तो हृषीकेशश्च हर्षया ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

trivikramaḥ kriyāyukto vāmano dayitāyutaḥ | śrīdharo medhayā yukto hṛṣīkeśaśca harṣayā || 88 ||

Translation

“ตรีวิกรมะ” ประกอบด้วยพลังแห่งการกระทำอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (กริยา) “วามนะ” ประกอบด้วยผู้เป็นที่รัก คือ ศรี “ศรีธระ” ประกอบด้วยปัญญาแจ่มใส (เมธา) และ “หฤษีเกศะ” ประกอบด้วยความปีติยินดี (หรรษะ)

Word by Word

• त्रिविक्रमः: Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• क्रिया-युक्तः: joined with action/ritual activity (Kriyā)
• क्रिया-युक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रिया + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण — ‘endowed with Kriyā’

• वामनः: Vāmana
• वामनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• दयिता-युतः: accompanied by the beloved (Dayitā)
• दयिता-युतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयिता + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण — ‘accompanied by Dayitā’

• श्रीधरः: Śrīdhara
• श्रीधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• मेधया: with intelligence (Medhā)
• मेधया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

• युक्तः: is endowed
• युक्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); ‘joined/endowed’

• हृषीकेशः: Hṛṣīkeśa
• हृषीकेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

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

• हर्षया: with joy (Harṣā)
• हर्षया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), तृतीया (Instr. 3), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic hymn-like enumeration of Vishnu’s epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Trivikrama
• Vamana
• Lakshmi (implied by 'Dayita' and 'Sridhara')
• Hrsikesa

FAQs

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

It frames Vishnu’s forms and names as carriers of specific spiritual qualities—ritual power (kriyā), auspicious companionship (dayitā), refined intelligence (medhā), and inner joy (harṣa)—encouraging devotees to cultivate these through remembrance.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as name-based contemplation: by meditating on Vishnu as Trivikrama, Vamana, Śrīdhara, and Hṛṣīkeśa, the devotee aligns mind and conduct with divine virtues, making devotion both emotional (joy) and disciplined (kriyā).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports mantra-recitation practice central to Vedanga-linked disciplines: precise naming and sound-based remembrance (useful for Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa awareness) and the idea that correct devotional ‘kriyā’ yields efficacy in ritual and japa.