Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

गणो गणाधिपश्चैव कूष्मांडस्त्रिपुरांतकः । लंबोदरैकदंतौ च रुक्मदंष्ट्रश्च विघ्नपः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

gaṇo gaṇādhipaścaiva kūṣmāṃḍastripurāṃtakaḥ | laṃbodaraikadaṃtau ca rukmadaṃṣṭraśca vighnapaḥ || 62 ||

Translation

«(هو) غَنا، وغَنادهيبا: سيّد الغَنات؛ وكوشماندا؛ وتريبورانتَكا: مُهلك تريبورا؛ ولامبودارا: ذو البطن العظيم؛ وإيكادانتا: ذو الناب الواحد؛ وروكما-دَمْشْترا: ذو الناب الذهبي؛ وفيغنَبا: دافع العوائق».

Word by Word

• gaṇaḥ: Gaṇa (a name/title)
• gaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• gaṇādhipaḥ: lord of the gaṇas
• gaṇādhipaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गणानाम् अधिपः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय; Conjunction

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय; Emphatic particle

• kūṣmāṇḍaḥ: Kūṣmāṇḍa (name)
• kūṣmāṇḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūṣmāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• tripurāntakaḥ: destroyer of Tripurā
• tripurāntakaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + pura (प्रातिपदिक) + antaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिपुरस्य अन्तकः/नाशकः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• laṃbodara-ekadantau: (he is) Lambodara and Ekadanta
• laṃbodara-ekadantau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laṃbodara (प्रातिपदिक) + ekadanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (द्वौ नाम्नी), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय; Conjunction

• rukmadaṃṣṭraḥ: one with golden tusks
• rukmadaṃṣṭraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukma (प्रातिपदिक) + daṃṣṭra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (रुक्मा दंष्ट्रा यस्य सः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय; Conjunction

• vighnapaḥ: remover/warder of obstacles (name)
• vighnapaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighnapa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework; this verse functions as a name-list/epithet enumeration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It functions as a mangala-style enumeration of sacred epithets, invoking Gaṇeśa as the lord of attendants and the dispeller of obstacles so that recitation, study, and rites proceed without impediments.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa—devotional remembrance by listing divine names that convey attributes (lordship, protection, obstacle-removal), focusing the mind and sanctifying the act of recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly supports ritual practice (prayoga): using auspicious invocatory names before a text-recitation or rite; it is not a technical Vedāṅga lesson (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) but aligns with customary pāṭha-vidhi and mangalācaraṇa usage.