Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 120
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पिंगलः कालयुक्तश्च सिद्धार्थो रौद्र दुर्मतीः । दुंदुभी रुधिरोद्गारी रक्ताक्षः क्रोधनः क्षयः ॥ १२० ॥
piṃgalaḥ kālayuktaśca siddhārtho raudra durmatīḥ | duṃdubhī rudhirodgārī raktākṣaḥ krodhanaḥ kṣayaḥ || 120 ||
Ngài được gọi là Piṅgala, bậc hòa cùng Thời gian; Siddhārtha, Đấng thành tựu mọi mục đích; Raudra, Đấng dữ dội; và Durmati, kẻ tâm ý hiểm ác. Ngài là Dundubhī, tiếng gầm như trống; Rudhirodgārī, kẻ phun máu; Raktākṣa, mắt đỏ; Krodhana, bậc phẫn nộ; và Kṣaya, chính là sự tiêu hoại.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; listing epithets connected with Kāla and saṃhāra)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse strings together names that personify Kāla (Time) and kṣaya (dissolution), meant to awaken vairāgya (dispassion) by confronting the seeker with the inevitability of decay, fear, and destruction—thereby turning the mind toward mokṣa.
By emphasizing the terrifying power of Time and dissolution, the text implicitly directs the devotee to seek refuge in the imperishable Reality—classically expressed in the Purāṇic frame as unwavering Vishnu-bhakti that transcends fear of death and change.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is contemplative discipline—using name-recitation and reflection on Kāla/kṣaya as a dharmic method to cultivate detachment and steadiness in sādhana.