Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

तथानंदमयी रक्षा रूपेप्सितफलप्रदा । जयिनी विमला चाथ कामेशी वज्रिणी भगा ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

tathānaṃdamayī rakṣā rūpepsitaphalapradā | jayinī vimalā cātha kāmeśī vajriṇī bhagā || 59 ||

Translation

وكذلك هي «آنندَمَيِي» المفعمةُ بالغبطة، و«رَكْشَا» الحامية، وواهبةُ الثمراتِ المرغوبةِ في شؤونِ الهيئةِ والجمال. وهي «جَيِينِي» الظافرة، و«فِيمَلَا» الطاهرة؛ وهي أيضًا «كاميشِي» و«فَجْرِينِي» و«بَهَاغَا».

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• आनन्द-मयी: full of bliss
• आनन्द-मयी: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + मयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; -मय (मयी) प्रत्ययान्तः

• रक्षा: protection; the Protectress
• रक्षा: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संज्ञा (protection; also epithet)

• रूप-ईप्सित-फल-प्रदा: giver of the desired fruit of beauty/form
• रूप-ईप्सित-फल-प्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + ईप्सित (कृदन्त; ईप्स् धातु) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—रूपे (beauty/form) ईप्सितं फलम् (desired fruit) तस्य प्रदा

• जयिनी: victorious
• जयिनी: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जय’ (victory) से स्त्रीप्रत्ययान्त—victorious

• विमला: pure; spotless
• विमला: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अथ: then; moreover
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• काम-ईशी: Kāmeśī (mistress/lady of desire)
• काम-ईशी: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + ईशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ईश्-सम्बन्धी संज्ञा—‘कामस्य ईशी’ (mistress of desire)

• वज्रिणी: bearer of the vajra
• वज्रिणी: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वज्र-धारिणी (one who bears the thunderbolt)

• भगा: Bhagā (name/fortune)
• भगा: Karta (कर्ता/प्रथमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संज्ञा/देवी-नाम

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse functions as a litany of divine epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rakṣā
• Ānandamayī
• Jayinī
• Vimalā
• Kāmeśī
• Vajriṇī
• Bhagā

FAQs

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

It presents a sequence of divine epithets highlighting the deity’s functions—bliss, protection, purity, victory, fulfillment of desires, power, and prosperity—teaching that remembrance/recitation (nāma-stuti) invokes these corresponding spiritual and worldly supports.

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

By praising the deity through many names, it models bhakti as loving remembrance and verbal worship (stuti/japa), where devotion is expressed as surrender to the Protectress and trust in her capacity to grant īpsita-phala.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical mantra-usage: employing precise epithets (nāma) for specific intentions (protection, victory, prosperity), aligning with ritual application and phonetic/semantic care emphasized in Vedāṅga-linked recitation disciplines.