Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

शंकुकर्णः सर्वनेत्रः सुमुखः सुप्रतिष्टितः । विष्वक्सेनश्च संपूज्यः स्वात्मा चार्च्यस्ततः परम् ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

śaṃkukarṇaḥ sarvanetraḥ sumukhaḥ supratiṣṭitaḥ | viṣvaksenaśca saṃpūjyaḥ svātmā cārcyastataḥ param || 76 ||

Translation

商库卡耳那（Śaṅkukarṇa）、萨尔瓦内特拉（Sarvanetra）、苏穆卡（Sumukha）、苏普拉提什提塔（Supratiṣṭhita），以及毗湿瓦克塞那（Viṣvaksena）皆当如法供奉；其后，当礼敬自身之我（Ātman）为至上。

Word by Word

• शङ्कुकर्णः: Śaṅkukarṇa
• शङ्कुकर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कु + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular; ‘one having conch-like ears’

• सर्वनेत्रः: Sarvanetra
• सर्वनेत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘one having all eyes / many-eyed’

• सुमुखः: Sumukha
• सुमुखः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + मुख (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘one with a beautiful face’

• सुप्रतिष्ठितः: well-established
• सुप्रतिष्ठितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + प्रति + स्था (धातु) → प्रतिष्ठित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle with उपसर्ग; ‘well-established’

• विष्वक्सेनः: Viṣvaksena
• विष्वक्सेनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्वक् + सेन (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• संपूज्यः: worthy to be worshipped
• संपूज्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) → पूज्य (कृदन्त, यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; gerundive/obligatory passive participle: ‘to be worshipped’

• स्वात्मा: one's own self (Svātmā)
• स्वात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular; ‘one’s own self’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• अर्च्यः: to be worshipped
• अर्च्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्च् (धातु) → अर्च्य (कृदन्त, यत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (thereafter)

• परम्: further/next
• परम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; used adverbially ‘further/next’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Viṣvaksena
• Śaṅkukarṇa
• Sarvanetra
• Sumukha
• Supratiṣṭhita

FAQs

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

It teaches a graded worship: honor the divine attendants and guardians of sacred order (especially Viṣvaksena) and then culminate in recognizing and worshipping the indwelling Self as the highest reality.

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

Bhakti is shown as disciplined and complete (saṃpūjya): external reverential worship is performed properly, but it matures into inward devotion—seeing the Supreme through the purified inner Self.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual procedure and sequencing (prayoga): invoking and worshipping protective/attendant deities to remove obstacles and stabilize the rite before proceeding to the highest contemplative worship.