Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

वृष्टिकर्ता वृष्टिहर्ता सर्वकार्यार्थसिद्धिदः । इत्येक र्विशतिः प्रोक्ता मूर्तयो भूसुतस्य वै ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

vṛṣṭikartā vṛṣṭihartā sarvakāryārthasiddhidaḥ | ityeka rviśatiḥ proktā mūrtayo bhūsutasya vai || 80 ||

Translation

“祂能降雨，也能止雨，并赐予一切事业与所求之成就。”如是，确已宣说大地之子（Bhūsuta）的二十一种形相（mūrti）。

Word by Word

• वृष्टिकर्ता: maker of rain
• वृष्टिकर्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि-कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—वृष्टिं करोति इति (maker of rain)

• वृष्टिहर्ता: withholder of rain
• वृष्टिहर्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि-हर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—वृष्टिं हरति इति (remover/withholder of rain)

• सर्वकार्यार्थसिद्धिदः: giver of success in all works and aims
• सर्वकार्यार्थसिद्धिदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-कार्य-अर्थ-सिद्धि-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—सर्वेषां कार्याणाम् अर्थानां च सिद्धिं ददाति इति (giver of success in all tasks and aims)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक-अव्यय (quotative/end-marker)

• एकविंशतिः: twenty-one
• एकविंशतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकविंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक—एक + विंशति (twenty-one)

• प्रोक्ताः: declared
• प्रोक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘said/declared’

• मूर्तयः: forms, manifestations
• मूर्तयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• भूसुतस्य: of Bhūsuta (Mars)
• भूसुतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू-सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—भूः सुतः यस्य (son of Earth)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/assurance)

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhūsuta

FAQs

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

It presents the deity as the regulator of rainfall and the granter of success, teaching that cosmic order (ṛta) and worldly accomplishment depend upon divine governance and proper alignment with dharma.

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

By attributing essential life-supporting powers—granting and withholding rain, and fulfilling aims—to the deity, the verse encourages devotion as a means of seeking grace for both sustenance and the successful completion of righteous duties.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical, enumerative approach typical of Vedic sciences: classifying divine functions relevant to ritual life—especially rain/prosperity outcomes often connected with yajña-oriented practice and calendrical/seasonal considerations.