Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

मानिनी मधुरा माया मोहिनी च तथा स्मृता । भद्रा भवानी भव्या च विशालाक्षी शुचिस्मिता ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

māninī madhurā māyā mohinī ca tathā smṛtā | bhadrā bhavānī bhavyā ca viśālākṣī śucismitā || 127 ||

Translation

تُذكَرُ بوصفها Mānīnī (ذات الوقار)، وMadhurā (العذبة)، وMāyā (قوّة التجلّي)، وMohinī (الساحرة المُفتِنة)؛ وتُدعَى Bhadrā (الميمونة)، وBhavānī (أمّ Bhava)، وBhavyā (المنعِمة المزدهرة)، وViśālākṣī (واسعة العينين)، وŚucismitā (ذات الابتسامة الطاهرة الرقيقة).

Word by Word

• मानिनी: proud / honorable
• मानिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘possessing pride/honor’

• मधुरा: sweet
• मधुरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• माया: Māyā / illusion-power
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मोहिनी: enchantress / deluder
• मोहिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक; √मुह् धातोः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

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

• स्मृता: is remembered / is called
• स्मृता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त), ‘is remembered/called’

• भद्रा: auspicious
• भद्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवानी: Bhavānī (Śiva’s consort)
• भवानी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भव्या: excellent / auspicious
• भव्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• विशालाक्षी: wide-eyed (Viśālākṣī)
• विशालाक्षी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल + अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्याः अक्षी विशालें = wide-eyed)

• शुचिस्मिता: pure-smiling
• शुचिस्मिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि + स्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्याः स्मितं शुचि = having a pure smile)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a stotra-style enumeration of the Devī’s epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Bhavani (Shiva-Shakti)

FAQs

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

It functions as a nāma-saṅkīrtana (recitation of sacred epithets), presenting the Devī as both enchanting Māyā/Mohinī and deeply auspicious Bhadrā/Bhavyā—teaching that the same divine power can bind through delusion and liberate through grace when worshipped rightly.

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

Bhakti here is practiced through reverent name-recitation: meditating on each epithet (sweetness, auspiciousness, purity) refines the devotee’s mind and redirects fascination (mohana) into devotion, turning worldly attraction into God-centered remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa-oriented clarity is implied: each nāma is a precise semantic unit (e.g., Bhavānī as Śiva-śakti, Viśālākṣī as ‘wide-eyed’), supporting correct pronunciation/meaning in stotra recitation—an applied aspect of Vedāṅga discipline.