Shloka 86

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

नागपर्यंकशयनं क्षीरोदार्णववासिनम् । नमस्येऽहं हृषीकेशं सर्वपापहरं हरिम् ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

nāgaparyaṃkaśayanaṃ kṣīrodārṇavavāsinam | namasye'haṃ hṛṣīkeśaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ harim || 86 ||

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าขอนอบน้อมแด่พระหริ พระหฤษีเกศ ผู้บรรทมเหนือแท่นพญานาค และประทับในมหาสมุทรน้ำนม ผู้ขจัดบาปทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• nāga-paryaṅka-śayanam: lying on the serpent-couch
• nāga-paryaṅka-śayanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nāga + paryaṅka + śayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine, accusative singular; adjective)

• kṣīra-udaka-arṇava-vāsinam: dwelling in the ocean of milk
• kṣīra-udaka-arṇava-vāsinam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīra + udaka + arṇava + vāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine, accusative singular; adjective)

• namasye: I bow
• namasye: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमाने), उत्तम-पुरुषः, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (present indicative, 1st person singular)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun, nominative singular)

• hṛṣīkeśam: Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord of the senses)
• hṛṣīkeśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• sarva-pāpa-haram: remover of all sins
• sarva-pāpa-haram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + pāpa + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (masculine, accusative singular; adjective)

• harim: Hari (Vishnu)
• harim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

Speaker

Narada (devotional invocation within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Hrsikesha
• Vishnu
• Shesha (implied)
• Kshirodarnava (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

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

It functions as a devotional salutation to Viṣṇu (Hari/Hṛṣīkeśa), emphasizing that remembrance and surrender to the Lord—who abides in the Kṣīroda ocean and reclines on Śeṣa—destroys sin (pāpa) and purifies the devotee.

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

Bhakti is expressed through namaskāra (reverent bowing) and nāma-smaraṇa (invoking divine epithets like Hari and Hṛṣīkeśa), presenting the Lord as accessible through heartfelt surrender and as the direct remover of spiritual impurity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not teaching a specific Vedāṅga technique, the verse reflects correct stotra-prayoga (devotional recitation practice) and the purposeful use of divine nāmāni (epithets) as a disciplined means of worship within Purāṇic ritual culture.