Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

महेशाय नमस्तुभ्यं महादेवहराय च । त्रिनेत्राय त्रिवेदाय वेदांगाय नमो नमः ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

maheśāya namastubhyaṃ mahādevaharāya ca | trinetrāya trivedāya vedāṃgāya namo namaḥ || 60 ||

Translation

顶礼于汝，摩诃伊湿伐罗（Mahesha）；亦顶礼于摩诃提婆、诃罗（Mahādeva, Hara）。再三礼敬三目者；礼敬以三部吠陀为身者；礼敬具足吠陀支分（Vedāṅga）者——顶礼，顶礼。

Word by Word

• महेशाय: to Maheśa (the great lord)
• महेशाय: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मह + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः (महान् ईशः)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बन्ध/उद्गार (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमः इति नमस्कारार्थकं अव्ययम्

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 2nd person pronoun (to you)

• महादेवहराय: to Hara, the great god
• महादेवहराय: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महादेवस्य हरः)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्

• त्रिनेत्राय: to the three-eyed one
• त्रिनेत्राय: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि नेत्राणि यस्य)

• त्रिवेदाय: to the three Vedas / to the one identified with the three Vedas
• त्रिवेदाय: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः वेदाः)

• वेदाङ्गाय: to the limb/auxiliary of the Veda
• वेदाङ्गाय: सम्प्रदान (चतुर्थी/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य अङ्गम्)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बन्ध/उद्गार (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमः इति नमस्कारार्थकं अव्ययम्

• नमः: salutation (again)
• नमः: सम्बन्ध/उद्गार (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-नमस्कारः; नमः इति अव्ययम्

Speaker

Narada (in a devotional-stotra mode within the Anukramanika-style section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mahesha (Shiva)
• Mahadeva
• Hara
• Trinetra (Three-eyed Shiva)
• Triveda (Three Vedas)
• Vedanga (auxiliary Vedic sciences)

FAQs

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

The verse is a concentrated act of śaraṇāgati (reverent surrender), identifying Shiva not only as a deity (Mahesha, Hara, Trinetra) but also as the sacred foundation of Vedic revelation (Triveda) and its disciplines (Vedanga), thus uniting devotion with Vedic authority.

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

It models bhakti through repeated namas—humble, many-sided praise—approaching the Lord through divine names and attributes, teaching that remembrance and salutation (stuti, japa-bhāva) are direct devotional practices.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

By invoking “Vedanga,” the verse points to the auxiliary sciences that preserve and apply the Veda—Śikṣā (phonetics), Vyākaraṇa (grammar), Chandas (meter), Nirukta (etymology), Jyotiṣa (Vedic astronomy/astrology), and Kalpa (ritual procedure)—implying that correct recitation and ritual order are integral to sacred practice.