Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

संकर्षणसहाध्यायी सुदामसुहृदेव च । विद्यानिधिः कलाकोशो मृतपुत्रदस्तथा ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

saṃkarṣaṇasahādhyāyī sudāmasuhṛdeva ca | vidyānidhiḥ kalākośo mṛtaputradastathā || 93 ||

Translation

وہ سنکرشن کا ہم سبق اور سُداما کا نہایت قریبی دوست ہے؛ علم کا خزانہ، فنون کا مخزن، اور جس کا بیٹا مر گیا ہو اسے بھی بیٹا عطا کرنے والا۔

Word by Word

• संकर्षण-सह-अध्यायी: co-student with Saṅkarṣaṇa
• संकर्षण-सह-अध्यायी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + सह (अव्यय) + अध्यायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (संकर्षणेन सह अध्यायी)

• सुदाम-सुहृद्: friend of Sudāmā
• सुदाम-सुहृद्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदामन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुदाम्नः सुहृत्)

• एव: indeed; certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

• विद्या-निधिः: treasure of knowledge
• विद्या-निधिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः निधिः)

• कला-कोशः: storehouse of arts
• कला-कोशः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक) + कोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कलानां कोशः)

• मृत-पुत्र-दः: giver (restorer) of a dead son
• मृत-पुत्र-दः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (मृ धातु, कृदन्त) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + द (दा धातु, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मृतं पुत्रं ददाति/प्रयच्छति इति)

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a descriptive, catalog-style passage; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara brothers in this pada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sankarshana (Balarama)
• Sudama

FAQs

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

The verse presents the Lord as simultaneously intimate (friend and classmate in divine līlā) and transcendent (the treasury of all knowledge and arts), teaching that devotion embraces both personal relationship and reverence for His omniscience and grace.

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

By highlighting friendships like Sudāmā’s and benevolent bestowals like restoring progeny, it frames bhakti as trust in the Lord’s compassion—remembering His līlās and virtues strengthens loving surrender (śaraṇāgati).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not naming a specific Vedāṅga, it emphasizes vidyā (systematic learning) and kalā (applied arts/skills), supporting the Third Pāda theme that all disciplines ultimately find their source and perfection in the Lord.