Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116
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ईश्वरो बहुधान्यश्च प्रमाथी विक्रमो वृषः । चित्रभानुस्सुभानुश्च तारणः पार्थिवोऽव्ययः ॥ ११६ ॥
īśvaro bahudhānyaśca pramāthī vikramo vṛṣaḥ | citrabhānussubhānuśca tāraṇaḥ pārthivo'vyayaḥ || 116 ||
祂是至上主宰；赐予丰饶的滋养与福富；是大力降伏者；即是勇武本身；为正法之牛（Vṛṣa），护持达摩。祂以多彩辉光与吉祥光明照耀；为救度者，使众生渡越彼岸；虽住于人间为王者之主，却仍不坏不灭，永恒不朽。
Narada (in a Moksha-Dharma recitation of divine names, addressed within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It presents Vishnu as the imperishable Lord who both sustains worldly life (abundance, earthly rulership) and grants transcendence (tāraṇa—carrying beings beyond saṃsāra), showing that the same Divine governs dharma and liberation.
By concentrating devotion through sacred epithets—īśvara, vṛṣa, tāraṇa, avyaya—the devotee remembers Vishnu’s protecting, sustaining, and liberating powers; such nāma-smaraṇa/nāma-japa is a direct bhakti practice aligned with Moksha-Dharma.
Primarily Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta-style insight: the verse teaches meaning through well-formed divine names (nāma), encouraging precise understanding and correct recitation for stotra and japa practice.