Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
मदनोन्मादिनी चैव मोदिनी शंखिनी तथा । शोषिणी चैव शंकारी सिंजिनी सुभगा तथा ॥ ७४ ॥
madanonmādinī caiva modinī śaṃkhinī tathā | śoṣiṇī caiva śaṃkārī siṃjinī subhagā tathā || 74 ||
هي Madanonmādinī، التي تُسكر بالشغف؛ وهي Modinī، واهبة الفرح؛ وهي Śaṅkhinī، حاملة الصدفة المقدّسة؛ وهي Śoṣiṇī، التي تُجفّف الآلام والابتلاءات؛ وهي Śaṅkarī المبارِكة المُحسِنة؛ وهي Siñjinī، مُحدِثة الرنين العذب؛ وهي Subhagā، ذات اليُمن والحظ السعيد.
Narada (within a transmitted list/recitation in the Narada Purana’s technical-ritual section; dialogue tradition commonly framed with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
This verse functions as a name-list (nāma/epithet enumeration) praising a divine feminine power through specific attributes—delight, auspiciousness, protection, and the removal of affliction—supporting focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and recitative devotion.
Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-recitation: repeatedly contemplating divine qualities (auspicious, beneficent, remover of distress) trains the mind toward reverence and reliance on divine grace rather than anxiety and distraction.
The verse reflects a technical, mantra-like cataloging of epithets—useful for correct memorization and recitation (linked to Śikṣā/phonetics and Vyākaraṇa/word-formation awareness), typical of Book 1.3’s Vedāṅga-oriented material.