Shloka 63

Kāruṇya-stotra Phalaśruti; Dream-Darśana of Vāsudeva; Manifestation and Pratiṣṭhā of Jagannātha, Balabhadra (Ananta), and Subhadrā

Devanagari script

नीलांबरधरं चोग्रं बलमद्भुतकुंडलम् । महाहलधरं दिव्यं महामुसलधारिणम् ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

nīlāṃbaradharaṃ cograṃ balamadbhutakuṃḍalam | mahāhaladharaṃ divyaṃ mahāmusaladhāriṇam || 63 ||

Translation

نیلے لباس میں ملبوس وہ ہیبت ناک تھا؛ عجیب قوت اور نادر کُنڈلوں سے آراستہ—الٰہی، عظیم ہل تھامنے والا اور بڑا مُوسَل (گدا) اٹھائے ہوئے۔

Word by Word

• नीलाम्बरधरम्: wearing blue garments
• नीलाम्बरधरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + अम्बर + धर (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (धारयति-कर्तरि/धारक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समास: नीलम् अम्बरं धरति (wearing blue garments)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• उग्रम्: fierce
• उग्रम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: विशेषण/उपपद (Qualifier element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; here as first member in compound

• अद्भुतकुण्डलम्: with marvelous earrings
• अद्भुतकुण्डलम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत + कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समास: अद्भुतं कुण्डलं यस्य (with wonderful earrings)

• महाहलधरम्: bearing a great plough
• महाहलधरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + हल + धर (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (धारक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; 'bearing a great plough'

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• महामुसलधारिणम्: bearing a great mace/club
• महामुसलधारिणम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + मुसल + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (धारिन्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; 'bearing a great club/pestle'

Speaker

Narada (narrating to Sanatkumara in the Uttara-Bhaga dialogue style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Balarama

FAQs

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

It functions as a dhyāna-style depiction: remembering the divine form—blue-clad, powerful, bearing plough and club—steadies the mind in devotion and invokes protective, dharmic strength.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through smaraṇa and stuti—loving recollection and praise of the Lord’s (Balarama’s) attributes—an accessible practice in tirtha contexts emphasized in the Uttara-Bhaga.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is correct recitation and contemplative visualization (useful for mantra/stotra practice rather than Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa instruction).