Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months

Devanagari script

सवाहना शक्तियुता वरदा पूजिता मया । मातर्मामनुगृह्याथ गम्यतां निजमंदिरम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

savāhanā śaktiyutā varadā pūjitā mayā | mātarmāmanugṛhyātha gamyatāṃ nijamaṃdiram || 52 ||

Translation

O Mutter, auf Deinem Fahrzeug thronend, mit göttlicher Kraft erfüllt und Gaben spendend: von mir verehrt, erweise mir Gnade und kehre dann in Deine eigene Wohnstatt zurück.

Word by Word

• sa-vāhanā: with (her) mount
• sa-vāhanā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स) + vāhana (वाहन प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘having/with a vehicle (mount)’

• śakti-yutā: endowed with power
• śakti-yutā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakti (शक्ति) + yuta (युक्त/युत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘endowed with power’

• vara-dā: boon-giving
• vara-dā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (वर) + dā (दा)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘giver of boons’

• pūjitā: worshipped
• pūjitā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Strīliṅga, Nominative (1st), Singular; agrees with the addressed goddess

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्तृकरण/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd), Singular; first-person pronoun

• mātar: O Mother
• mātar: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (मातृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Vocative (8th), Singular

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Accusative (2nd), Singular

• anugṛhya: having blessed
• anugṛhya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा with form -ya), ‘having favored/blessed’

• atha: then
• atha: Anvaya-sūcaka (अन्वयसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अथ अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable particle (अव्यय), sequence marker

• gamyatām: please go/let (her) depart
• gamyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Singular; Ātmanepada; passive-style polite injunction ‘let it be gone/please go’

• nija-mandiram: to (your) own abode
• nija-mandiram: Gati-karma/Deśa (गतिकर्म/देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nija (निज) + mandira (मन्दिर)
• Form: Napumsaka, Accusative (2nd), Singular; karmadhāraya ‘one’s own temple/abode’ (goal of motion)

Speaker

A devotee/narrator addressing the Goddess (Devi) in a devotional invocation (stuti/visarjana-prārthanā)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Upāṅga-Lalitā Vrata (contextual continuation)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Mother Goddess)

FAQs

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

It expresses the complete arc of worship: reverent praise, seeking anugraha (divine grace), and then respectfully requesting the deity to return to Her abode—showing humility and proper ritual closure.

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

Bhakti is shown as personal, relational prayer—addressing the Goddess as “Mother,” acknowledging Her power and compassion, and depending on grace rather than mere personal effort.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure is implied: it functions like a visarjana/prasthāna-prārthanā (formal leave-taking) after pūjā, reflecting correct liturgical sequencing and mantra-usage rather than grammar or astrology.