Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

दामोदर जगन्नाथ सर्वकारणकारण । त्राहिमां कृपया देव शारणागतपालकः ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

dāmodara jagannātha sarvakāraṇakāraṇa | trāhimāṃ kṛpayā deva śāraṇāgatapālakaḥ || 83 ||

Translation

噢，达摩达罗，宇宙之主，万因之因——愿您以慈悲护佑我，神圣的主啊；您是投靠于您者的守护者。

Word by Word

• दामोदर: O Dāmodara
• दामोदर: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• जगन्नाथ: O Lord of the world
• जगन्नाथ: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगन्नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः जगत् + नाथ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सर्वकारणकारण: O cause of all causes
• सर्वकारणकारण: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कारण + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः सर्व + कारणकारण (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; अर्थः ‘सर्वेषां कारणानां कारणम्’)

• त्राहि: protect (me)
• त्राहि: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• कृपया: with compassion / kindly
• कृपया: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘कृपया’ = ‘out of compassion’

• देव: O God
• देव: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• शरणागतपालकः: protector of those who seek refuge
• शरणागतपालकः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरणागत + पालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः शरणागतस्य पालकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narada (as a devotional supplicant within the teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Damodara
• Jagannatha

FAQs

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

It expresses śaraṇāgati—taking refuge in Vishnu as the supreme cause and compassionate protector—presenting surrender as a direct means to divine protection and inner liberation.

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

Bhakti is shown as personal, prayerful reliance on the Lord’s mercy: the devotee addresses Vishnu by intimate names (Dāmodara, Jagannātha) and seeks shelter, emphasizing trust over self-effort.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is mantra-like stuti (devotional invocation) used in pūjā and japa to cultivate refuge and remembrance of Vishnu.