Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
तोयं विधिर्वह्नियुक्तकर्णेंद्वाढ्यो हरिस्तथा । सदीर्घो दारको वायुर्वर्मांतोऽयं रसार्णकः ॥ ६४ ॥
toyaṃ vidhirvahniyuktakarṇeṃdvāḍhyo haristathā | sadīrgho dārako vāyurvarmāṃto'yaṃ rasārṇakaḥ || 64 ||
‘توَی’ کو ‘وِدھی’ (برہما/قاعدہ) بھی کہا گیا ہے۔ ‘وَہنی’ کرن اور اِندو کے ساتھ یُکت ہو کر مُزَیَّن ہوتا ہے؛ ‘ہری’ بھی اسی طرح۔ ‘وایو’ طویل ہے، ‘دارک’ بچہ ہے۔ یہ ‘وَرم’ پر ختم ہوتا ہے اور ‘رَسارْنَک’—رَس کا سمندر—کہلاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a Vedāṅga-style, coded mapping of divine names and elements (water, fire, wind, Hari, Vidhi), implying that spiritual insight can be gained through disciplined understanding of sacred terminology and its mantra-like constructions.
By explicitly naming Hari (Viṣṇu) within a technical enumeration, it indicates that even scholarly/linguistic disciplines ultimately point toward remembering and invoking the Lord through precise sacred names.
It reflects Nirukta/Shabda-śāstra method—interpreting meanings via word markers (like ‘ending in varma’) and combinations (yukta), a practical technique used in mantra interpretation and traditional exegesis.