Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

वामपार्श्वं सदा पातु इतीमेलरिता ततः । माहेश्वरी दिशं पातु त्वरितं सिद्धिदायिनी ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

vāmapārśvaṃ sadā pātu itīmelaritā tataḥ | māheśvarī diśaṃ pātu tvaritaṃ siddhidāyinī || 27 ||

Translation

তারপর ‘আমার বাম পার্শ্ব সর্বদা রক্ষিত হোক’—এই মন্ত্র উচ্চারণ করে প্রার্থনা করুক: ‘দিশা রক্ষা করুন মাহেশ্বরী, যিনি দ্রুত সিদ্ধি দান করেন।’

Word by Word

• वाम-पार्श्वम्: left side
• वाम-पार्श्वम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• पातु: may protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• ईमेलरिता: Īmelaritā (Goddess/name)
• ईमेलरिता: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईमेलरिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवीनाम (name; as in text)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/हेतुवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/thereafter)

• माहेश्वरी: Māheśvarī (Goddess)
• माहेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; देवीनाम (name)

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पातु: may protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वरितम्: quickly
• त्वरितम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् प्रयोग (adverbially: quickly)

• सिद्धि-दायिनी: bestower of accomplishments
• सिद्धि-दायिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण माहेश्वरी

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-application context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Maheshvari (Shakti of Shiva)

FAQs

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

It frames protection as a sacred, direction-wise (diśā) guarding through mantra—invoking Māheśvarī as a swift bestower of siddhi, so the practitioner’s body and space are made spiritually secure.

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

Even in a technical rite, the verse relies on reverent invocation—placing one’s safety and success in the hands of the deity’s śakti, which is a practical expression of devotional surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural mantra-application—reciting specific protective phrases for body-parts and directions (a prayoga-style method), aligning with Vedanga-oriented technical instruction within the Purana.