Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

निषिद्धाचाररहिता सिद्धचिह्नस्वरूपिणी । चतुर्द्धा कूर्मभागस्था नित्याद्यर्चास्वरूपिणी ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

niṣiddhācārarahitā siddhacihnasvarūpiṇī | caturddhā kūrmabhāgasthā nityādyarcāsvarūpiṇī || 69 ||

Translation

هي منزّهة عن السلوك المنهيّ عنه، ومتجلّية بعلامات الكمال الروحي (سِدّهي). مقيمة في الأقسام الأربعة من «جزء الكورما»، وتبقى هي عين صورة العبادة (أرشا)، ابتداءً من الطقوس اليومية (نيتيا) وسائر الشعائر المقرّرة.

Word by Word

• निषिद्ध-आचार-रहिता: free from forbidden conduct
• निषिद्ध-आचार-रहिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निषिद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + आचार (प्रातिपदिक) + रहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.)

• सिद्ध-चिह्न-स्वरूपिणी: having the nature/form of perfected marks (auspicious signs)
• सिद्ध-चिह्न-स्वरूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + चिह्न (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.)

• चतुर्धा: fourfold
• चतुर्धा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुर्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb ‘in four ways’)

• कूर्म-भाग-स्था: situated in the ‘tortoise-section/region’
• कूर्म-भाग-स्था: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कूर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + स्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.)

• नित्य-आदि-अर्चा-स्वरूपिणी: having the form of worship such as daily (rites)
• नित्य-आदि-अर्चा-स्वरूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. sg.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/arcana context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It defines authentic worship as purity of conduct (free from niṣiddha-ācāra) combined with perfected, recognizable devotional discipline, presenting worship itself as a living, embodied principle expressed through prescribed rites.

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

Bhakti here is disciplined and scripturally aligned: devotion becomes steady through nitya-arcā (daily worship) and related observances, while avoiding prohibited actions that disturb devotional purity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes ritual correctness and classification—daily (nitya) and other forms of worship—reflecting Vedanga-style technical organization of practice and the importance of rule-based conduct in arcana.