Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

ज्वालिने मालिने दीप्तदंष्ट्राय अग्निने पदम् । त्राय सर्वादिरक्षोघ्नाय च नः सर्वभूपदम् ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

jvāline māline dīptadaṃṣṭrāya agnine padam | trāya sarvādirakṣoghnāya ca naḥ sarvabhūpadam || 101 ||

Translation

إلى النار المتلظّية المُتوَّجة بالإكليل، ذات الأنياب المتلألئة—«جْفَالِينِه مَالِينِه دِيبْتَدَمْشْتْرَايَ أَغْنَيِه»—تُقدَّم هذه الصيغة المقدّسة. احمِنا، يا قاتلَ كلّ الأرواح المعادية منذ البدء؛ وكن لنا ملجأً وسندًا لجميع الكائنات.

Word by Word

• ज्वालिने: to Jvālin
• ज्वालिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg)

• मालिने: to Mālin
• मालिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg)

• दीप्त-दंष्ट्राय: to the one with blazing fangs
• दीप्त-दंष्ट्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्त + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg); ‘दीप्ताः दंष्ट्राः यस्य’ (as epithet)

• अग्निने: to Agni
• अग्निने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg)

• पदम्: word/term
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg)

• त्राय: protect!
• त्राय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन (sg); परस्मैपद

• सर्व-आदि-रक्षः-घ्नाय: to the slayer of all kinds of demons
• सर्व-आदि-रक्षः-घ्नाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आदि + रक्षस् + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg); ‘सर्वादीनि रक्षांसि हन्ति’ इति

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

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी बहुवचन (Gen pl) (enclitic)

• सर्व-भू-पदम्: the word/term ‘sarvabhū’ (or: the station of all beings)
• सर्व-भू-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भू + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg); ‘सर्वभूतानां पदम्’ इति

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a protective/mantric formula within the technical stream of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It invokes Agni as a fierce, purifying protector—asking for safety from destructive forces (rakṣas) and affirming Fire as a universal refuge that sustains all beings.

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

Bhakti is expressed through surrender and praise: the devotee addresses Agni with reverent epithets and seeks protection, modeling devotional reliance on a divine power to remove obstacles.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical mantra-usage in ritual contexts—how specific epithets and imperative verbs function as a rakṣā (protective) formula, aligning with technical disciplines associated with correct recitation and application.