Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

पादुकादिकसिद्धीशा तथा विजयदायिनी । कामरूपप्रदा वेतालरूपा च पिशाचिका ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

pādukādikasiddhīśā tathā vijayadāyinī | kāmarūpapradā vetālarūpā ca piśācikā || 112 ||

Translation

هي القوّةُ المُشرفةُ على السِّدهيات المتعلّقة بـpādukā (النعل المقدّس) وما شابهه من التمائم؛ وهي واهبةُ الظَّفَر. تمنح قدرةَ التشكّل بأيّ صورةٍ مُرادة، وتظهر أيضًا في هيئة vetāla وفي هيئة piśācikā.

Word by Word

• पादुकादिकसिद्धीशा: mistress of siddhis like ‘pādukā’ etc.
• पादुकादिकसिद्धीशा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका-आदि-क-सिद्धि-ईशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पादुकादिक-सिद्धीनाम् ईशा = ‘mistress of siddhis such as the pādukā etc.’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (likewise)

• विजयदायिनी: giver of victory
• विजयदायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजय-दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (विजयं दायिनी = ‘giver of victory’)

• कामरूपप्रदा: giver of desired forms
• कामरूपप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-रूप-प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (कामरूपं प्रदा = ‘giver of desired forms’)

• वेतालरूपा: vetāla-formed; in the form of a vetāla
• वेतालरूपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेताल-रूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (वेतालस्य रूपा = ‘having the form of a vetāla’)

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

• पिशाचिका: a piśācī; female goblin
• पिशाचिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाचिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada within the technical-sciences section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Vetala
• Pisachika

FAQs

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

It catalogues specific siddhi-forms and their perceived results (victory, kāmarūpa), showing how the text classifies occult attainments as part of technical/ritual knowledge rather than as the ultimate spiritual goal.

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

Indirectly: by naming alluring powers (victory, shape-shifting, spirit-forms), it highlights distractions that can arise in practice—implying that a bhakta should prioritize devotion to the Divine over fascination with siddhis.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the text’s technical strand—ritual-mantric classifications of results and “presiding powers” of siddhis—aligned with applied disciplines (prayoga/ritual procedure) that accompany Vedanga-style practical learning.