Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

सत्यापतिर्लक्ष्मणाजित्पूज्यो भद्राप्रियंकरः । नरका सुरघातीं च लीलाकन्याहरो जयी ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

satyāpatirlakṣmaṇājitpūjyo bhadrāpriyaṃkaraḥ | narakā suraghātīṃ ca līlākanyāharo jayī || 102 ||

Translation

وہ سچائی کا مالک ہے؛ لکشمنہ کے لیے بھی ناقابلِ مغلوب، لائقِ پرستش؛ بھدرا کے لیے محبوب چیز عطا کرنے والا؛ نرکاسُر کا قاتل اور دیوتاؤں کے دشمنوں کو ہلاک کرنے والا؛ اور کھیل ہی کھیل میں لیلا کنیا کو لے جا کر فاتح ہے۔

Word by Word

• सत्यापतिः: husband of Satyā
• सत्यापतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्या-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यायाः पतिः)

• लक्ष्मणाजित्पूज्यः: worthy of honor, having been won by Lakṣmaṇā
• लक्ष्मणाजित्पूज्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मणा-जित्-पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (लक्ष्मणया जितः) + तत्पुरुषः (जितः पूज्यः)

• भद्राप्रियंकरः: one who does what is dear to Bhadrā
• भद्राप्रियंकरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्रा-प्रियंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भद्रायाः प्रियं करोति इति)

• नरकः: Naraka (Narakāsura)
• नरकः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सुरघातीम्: slayer of gods (female epithet; here as object/descriptor)
• सुरघातीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर-घातिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुरान् घ्नन्ती इति)

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

• लीलाकन्याहरः: abductor of the maiden Līlā
• लीलाकन्याहरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लीला-कन्या-हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्म-तत्पुरुषः (लीलया कन्यां हरति इति)

• जयी: victorious
• जयी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; -इन्-प्रातिपदिक

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic recitation of divine epithets within the Purva Bhaga’s technical/vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Naraka
• Sura (Devas)

FAQs

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

It presents a cluster of divine epithets that function as a stotra-like remembrance: meditating on the Lord as truthful, worship-worthy, beneficent, and victorious is itself a bhakti practice that purifies intention and strengthens dharma.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa (remembering names): the devotee contemplates the Lord’s qualities—truth, protection, victory over demonic forces—and cultivates surrender and reverence through recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse supports a Vedanga-adjacent practice of precise recitation and memorization (linked with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa in how names are preserved and pronounced), useful for stotra/namāvali-based worship and ritual chanting.