Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

आह्लादिनीति च प्रोक्ता तथा समोहिनीति च । स्तंभिनीजंभिनीचैव वशंकर्यथ रंजिनी ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

āhlādinīti ca proktā tathā samohinīti ca | staṃbhinījaṃbhinīcaiva vaśaṃkaryatha raṃjinī || 54 ||

Translation

وتُوصَف بأنها آهلادِني (Āhlādinī)—قوة إسباغ البهجة، وكذلك سَموهِني (Samohinī)—قوة الإيهام والإضلال. وكذلك سْتَمْبِهيني (Stambhinī)—قوة التجميد، وجَمْبِهيني (Jambhinī)—قوة الشلل أو السحق، وفَشَمْكَري (Vaśaṃkarī)—قوة الإخضاع، ثم رَمْجِني (Raṃjinī)—قوة الإفتتان.

Word by Word

• आह्लादिनी: Āhlādinī (delighting one)
• आह्लादिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आह्लादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (as a name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रोक्ता: is declared/called
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(सा) प्रोक्ता’ = “she is said/called”

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

• समोहिनी: Samohinī (deluder)
• समोहिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समोहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (as a name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-अव्यय (quotative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्तंभिनी: Stambhinī (paralyzer)
• स्तंभिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• जंभिनी: Jambhinī (stunning/crushing one)
• जंभिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्भिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• वशंकरी: Vaśaṃkarī (subjugating one)
• वशंकरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश (प्रातिपदिक) + करिन्/करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘वशं करोति’ → वशंकरी (one who brings under control)

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (discourse particle: then/now)

• रंजिनी: Raṃjinī (enchanting one)
• रंजिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रञ्जिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

The verse catalogs specific mantra-śaktis (functional spiritual powers) recognized in technical/ritual disciplines, indicating that sacred sound is analyzed not only devotionally but also by its operational effects in prescribed rites.

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

Indirectly: by distinguishing technical mantra-effects from ultimate spiritual aim, it implies that such powers are ancillary; the Narada Purana repeatedly frames higher devotion and dharma as the guiding purpose behind any ritual knowledge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A mantra-śāstra style taxonomy of operative forces—āhlādinī, samohinī, stambhinī, jaṃbhinī, vaśaṃkarī, raṃjinī—useful for understanding how rituals and mantras are classified by intended effect within technical traditions.