Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

अशोका ह्यमला पूर्णा पूर्णा भाग्योद्यता तथा । विवेका विभवा विश्वा वितता च प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १२९ ॥

Transliteration

aśokā hyamalā pūrṇā pūrṇā bhāgyodyatā tathā | vivekā vibhavā viśvā vitatā ca prakīrtitā || 129 ||

Translation

تُعلَنُ بأنها أَشوكَا (بلا حزن)، وأَمَلا (بلا دنس)، وبورْنا—كمالٌ تام—وكذلك بهاگْيودْيَتا (ذات حظٍّ وساعيةٌ بلا فتور). وهي فيڤيكا (حكمة التمييز)، وفيبهڤا (الثراء والنعمة)، وِشْوا (الشاملة للكون)، وفيتَتا (الممتدة على سَعة).

Word by Word

• अशोका: sorrowless
• अशोका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (epithet)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle ‘indeed/for’)

• अमला: spotless; pure
• अमला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूर्णा: full; complete
• पूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूर्णा: fully complete
• पूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (repetition for emphasis)

• भाग्योद्यता: prosperity-ready; fortunate and active
• भाग्योद्यता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाग्य + उद्यता (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): भाग्यस्य उद्यता = ‘raised by/ready with fortune’

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक

• विवेका: discernment
• विवेका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (as epithet/name)

• विभवा: splendour; power
• विभवा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (as epithet/name)

• विश्वा: all-encompassing; universal
• विश्वा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वितता: spread out; extensive
• वितता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वितत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed; is celebrated
• प्रकीर्तिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—predicate epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कीर्त (धातु √कीर्त्/√कीर् ‘to praise/mention’) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘praised/declared’

Speaker

Narada (in an instructional/definitional listing within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a mantra-like proclamation of auspicious attributes—purity (amalā), completeness (pūrṇā), discernment (vivekā), and expansive universality (viśvā/vitatā)—indicating a perfected, beneficent spiritual principle that removes sorrow (aśokā) and grants well-being.

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

By praising divine qualities as names (nāma) and attributes, the verse supports bhakti through remembrance and recitation: devotion is cultivated by contemplating the Lord’s/Deity’s auspicious powers—purity, wholeness, and grace—leading the mind away from grief and toward steadiness and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the Vedanga-style use of precise epithets for doctrinal and ritual utility—useful for mantra application, semantic clarity (nirukta-like naming), and disciplined recitation (śikṣā), where each term encodes a specific spiritual function (purification, completeness, prosperity, discrimination).