Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

एषां पराशरव्यासनारदा ऋषयः स्मृताः । विराट् छन्दः समाख्यातं परब्रह्मात्मको हरिः ॥ ११९ ॥

Transliteration

eṣāṃ parāśaravyāsanāradā ṛṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ | virāṭ chandaḥ samākhyātaṃ parabrahmātmako hariḥ || 119 ||

Translation

สำหรับคำสอนเหล่านี้ ปราศระ วิยาสะ และนารทะ ระลึกว่าเป็นฤๅษี; ฉันท์ประกาศว่าเป็นวิราฏ; และพระหริ ผู้มีสภาวะเป็นปรพรหม คือเทวประธาน

Word by Word

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पराशर-व्यासनारदाः: Parāśara, Vyāsa, and Nārada
• पराशर-व्यासनारदाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative): ‘पराशरश्च व्यासश्च नारदश्च’

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• स्मृताः: are remembered/are stated
• स्मृताः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘स्मृत’ = remembered/considered

• विराट्: Virāṭ
• विराट्: Adhikarana/Predicate (अधिकरण/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (छन्दोनाम), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• छन्दः: metre
• छन्दः: Karta/Predicate (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समाख्यातम्: is declared
• समाख्यातम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘समाख्यात’ = declared

• परब्रह्म-आत्मकः: whose nature is the Supreme Brahman
• परब्रह्म-आत्मकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘परब्रह्मणः आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्य’ (having the nature of the Supreme Brahman)

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue context, instructing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Parashara
• Vyasa
• Narada
• Hari
• Parabrahman
• Virat (chandas)

FAQs

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

It frames the teaching in the Vedic manner—by naming the rishis (Parāśara, Vyāsa, Nārada), the chandas (Virāṭ), and the devatā (Hari as Parabrahman)—so the listener approaches it as sacred knowledge anchored in revelation and centered on Vishnu.

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

By declaring Hari as “parabrahmātmaka,” it identifies Vishnu not merely as a deity among many but as the Supreme Reality itself—supporting bhakti as a direct means of relating to and realizing Brahman through devotion to Hari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Chandas and the standard rishi–chandas–devatā identifiers used for correct recitation, memorization, and ritual/para-ritual application of sacred passages—an anukrama-style technical marker common in Vedic study.