Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

हरिस्तु वासुदेवाय वैकुण्ठो विष्णुसंयुतः । गदी सेन्दुनृसिंहं च भीषणं भद्र मेव च ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

haristu vāsudevāya vaikuṇṭho viṣṇusaṃyutaḥ | gadī sendunṛsiṃhaṃ ca bhīṣaṇaṃ bhadra meva ca || 14 ||

Translation

Si Hari ay pinupuri rin bilang Vāsudeva; bilang Vaikuṇṭha na kaisa ni Viṣṇu; bilang tagapagdala ng pamalo (Gadī); bilang (S)Indu-Nṛsiṃha; at bilang Bhīṣaṇa at Bhadra rin.

Word by Word

• हरिः: Hari
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed; and
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• वासुदेवाय: to Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वैकुण्ठः: Vaikuṇṭha (name)
• वैकुण्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकुण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विष्णुसंयुतः: associated with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुसंयुतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/of वैकुण्ठः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विष्णु-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; विष्णु + संयुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गदी: mace-bearer; Gadī (name/epithet)
• गदी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स: with
• स: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय-सदृश उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: सहभाववाचक (prefix-like ‘with’)—used in sandhi with following noun

• इन्दुनृसिंहम्: Indu-Nṛsiṃha (name)
• इन्दुनृसिंहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु-नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक; इन्दु + नृसिंह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• भीषणम्: terrible; fearsome
• भीषणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/of implied object/name)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भद्रम्: auspiciousness; Bhadra (name)
• भद्रम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: only/indeed)

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

Speaker

Narada (in instruction/recitation context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vasudeva
• Vaikuntha
• Vishnu
• Nrsimha

FAQs

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

It teaches that remembering Hari through multiple divine epithets—Vāsudeva, Vaikuṇṭha, Viṣṇu, Narasiṃha, Bhīṣaṇa, and Bhadra—invokes different dimensions of the same Supreme Lord: protection, awe, auspiciousness, and liberation.

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

Bhakti is practiced here as nāma-smaraṇa: devotion through repeated, attentive recollection of the Lord’s names and forms, treating them as direct supports for meditation and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical, list-based recitation style useful for chandas-aligned memorization and disciplined japa—an applied, Vedanga-friendly method for preserving and transmitting sacred nomenclature.