Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

सर्वेश्वरी सर्वपूज्या वैराजजननी तथा । पूर्वाद्याशासु रक्षंतु पांतु मां सर्वतः सदा ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

sarveśvarī sarvapūjyā vairājajananī tathā | pūrvādyāśāsu rakṣaṃtu pāṃtu māṃ sarvataḥ sadā || 45 ||

Translation

لتَحْمِني الإلهة العُظمى—سيدة الكل، المعبودة من الجميع، وأمّ فيراجا—في جهة الشرق وسائر الجهات؛ ولتَحْرُسْني دائمًا من كل جانب.

Word by Word

• सर्व-ईश्वरी: the all-sovereign Goddess
• सर्व-ईश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘सर्वा ईश्वरी’ (all-sovereign)

• सर्व-पूज्या: worshipped by all
• सर्व-पूज्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of देवी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-आधारित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वैः पूज्या’ (worshipped by all)

• वैराज-जननी: mother of Virāṭ/Vairāja
• वैराज-जननी: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Appositive to देवी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैराज (प्रातिपदिक) + जननी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘वैराजस्य जननी’

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘also/likewise’

• पूर्व-आदि-आशासु: in the directions beginning with the east
• पूर्व-आदि-आशासु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + आशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘पूर्वाद्याः आशाः’ (directions beginning with east)

• रक्षन्तु: may (they) protect
• रक्षन्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/विधिलिङ्-समकक्ष), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पान्तु: may (they) guard
• पान्तु: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु, पिबति/पालने)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• सर्वतः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘from all sides’

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (temporal adverb): ‘always’

Speaker

Narada (within a protective/dik-bandhana style invocation in the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sarveshvari (Devi)
• Viraja

FAQs

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

It functions as a directional protection prayer (dik-rakṣā), invoking the Supreme Goddess as all-sovereign and universally worshipped, asking for uninterrupted safeguarding from every direction.

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

Bhakti appears here as surrender and remembrance: the devotee relies on the Divine Mother’s supremacy and compassion for protection, expressing trust through repeated, all-encompassing refuge ("always" and "from all sides").

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical usage of direction-based safeguarding (pūrva-ādi āśāḥ) akin to dik-bandhana in prayoga traditions—applying mantric invocations to secure all quarters during rites.