Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Vāmana’s Advent, Aditi’s Hymn, Bali’s Gift, and the Mahatmya of Bhū-dāna

Devanagari script

सहस्त्रादित्यसंकाशं व्याकोशकमलेक्षणम् । सर्वाभरणंसंयुक्तं पीताम्बरधरं हरिम् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

sahastrādityasaṃkāśaṃ vyākośakamalekṣaṇam | sarvābharaṇaṃsaṃyuktaṃ pītāmbaradharaṃ harim || 70 ||

Translation

Dapat pagnilayan si Hari, na nagniningning na parang sanlibong araw, ang mga mata’y tulad ng ganap na namumukadkad na lotus, nababalutan ng lahat ng palamuti, at nakasuot ng dilaw na kasuotan.

Word by Word

• सहस्र-आदित्य-संकाशम्: radiant like a thousand suns
• सहस्र-आदित्य-संकाशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सहस्रादित्यानां संकाशः/सदृशः)

• वि-आकोश-कमल-ईक्षणम्: whose eyes are like fully blossomed lotuses
• वि-आकोश-कमल-ईक्षणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + आकोश (प्रातिपदिक) + कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (व्याकोशं कमलं इव ईक्षणं यस्य)

• सर्व-आभरण-संयुक्तम्: adorned with all ornaments
• सर्व-आभरण-संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (युज्-धातु, क्त/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वैः आभरणैः संयुक्तः)

• पीत-अम्बर-धरम्: wearing yellow garments
• पीत-अम्बर-धरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (पा-धातु, क्त/कृदन्त) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (धृ-धातु, अच्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पीतम् अम्बरं धरति)

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object—describing the son born)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the form for Vishnu-dhyana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It prescribes a precise Vishnu-dhyana image—radiance, lotus-eyed compassion, divine ornamentation, and pītāmbara—so the mind becomes one-pointed on Hari and fit for devotion and liberation-oriented practice.

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

By giving a concrete, beautiful form of Hari to contemplate, it supports loving remembrance (smaraṇa) and steady worship (upāsanā), core methods of Vishnu-bhakti emphasized in Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily the practical discipline of dhyāna/upāsanā used within ritual and daily worship; no specific technical Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught in this verse.