Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

दुर्गाया विजयश्चाथ ॐकारेशस्य वर्णनम् । पुनरोंकार माहात्म्य त्रिलोचोनसमुद्भवः ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

durgāyā vijayaścātha oṃkāreśasya varṇanam | punaroṃkāra māhātmya triloconasamudbhavaḥ || 88 ||

Translation

Dann wird Durgās Sieg erzählt und Oṁkāreśa beschrieben; erneut wird die Größe der heiligen Silbe «Oṁ» gepriesen und die Erscheinung des Dreiäugigen Herrn (Trilocana, Śiva) geschildert.

Word by Word

• दुर्गायाः: of Durgā
• दुर्गायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; genitive: ‘of Durgā’

• विजयः: victory
• विजयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle): ‘then/now’

• ॐकारेशस्य: of Oṃkāreśa
• ॐकारेशस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ॐकारेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय-प्राय): ‘of Oṃkāreśa (Lord of Oṃkāra)’

• वर्णनम्: description
• वर्णनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘again/further’

• ॐकार-माहात्म्यम्: the glory of Oṃkāra
• ॐकार-माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ॐकार (प्रातिपदिक) + माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘the greatness/glory of Oṃkāra’

• त्रिलोचन-समुद्भवः: arising from Trilocana
• त्रिलोचन-समुद्भवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिलोचन (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘arising from Trilocana (Śiva, three-eyed)’

Speaker

Suta (summarizing the contents as an anukramanika-style outline)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira (heroic)

Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Oṁkāreśa
• Oṁkāra
• Trilocana (Śiva)

FAQs

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

It functions as a contents-marker: it points the reader to teachings on Devī’s triumph, Śiva as Oṁkāreśa, and the mantra-theology of Oṁkāra—linking victory (śakti), sacred sound (praṇava), and Śiva’s manifestation.

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

By naming Durgā’s victory and Śiva’s forms alongside Oṁkāra-māhātmya, it indicates bhakti expressed through stotra, nāma, and mantra (praṇava) as primary devotional means toward Devī and Śiva.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga centered on Oṁkāra is implied; this connects to Śikṣā (proper phonetics of praṇava) and Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta-style understanding of sacred terms used in ritual recitation.