Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

दुर्गाय दुर्गपाराय दुर्गावयवसाक्षिणे । लिंगरूपाय लिंगाय लिंगानपतये नमः ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

durgāya durgapārāya durgāvayavasākṣiṇe | liṃgarūpāya liṃgāya liṃgānapataye namaḥ || 64 ||

Translation

Verehrung der schützenden Macht (Durgā), die die Wesen über alle Schwierigkeiten hinüberführt, Zeugin jedes Gliedes und jeder Fähigkeit. Verehrung Ihm, dessen Gestalt der Liṅga ist, der der Liṅga selbst ist, der Herr aller Liṅgas.

Word by Word

• दुर्गाय: to the inaccessible one / to Durga (as epithet)
• दुर्गाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• दुर्ग-पाराय: to the far shore/crosser of difficulties
• दुर्ग-पाराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + पार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दुर्गस्य पारः—the far shore of difficulty); Dative singular

• दुर्ग-अवयव-साक्षिणे: to the witness of the parts of difficulty/fortress
• दुर्ग-अवयव-साक्षिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अवयव (प्रातिपदिक) + साक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (दुर्गस्य अवयवाः—तेषां साक्षी); साक्षिन्-शब्दः; Dative singular

• लिङ्ग-रूपाय: to the one whose form is the liṅga
• लिङ्ग-रूपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गस्य रूपम्); Dative singular

• लिङ्गाय: to the liṅga
• लिङ्गाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• लिङ्गानां: of liṅgas
• लिङ्गानां: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• पतये: to the lord
• पतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Dative singular

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Bhava (भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; salutation-usage

Speaker

Suta (narrating the stotra/praise passage within the Purva Bhaga framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Durgā
• Liṅga
• Śiva (implied as Liṅga-pati)

FAQs

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

It unites two key devotional recognitions: the Divine as protective power that carries one beyond adversity (Durgā) and as the transcendent sign worshipped as the Liṅga, the Lord of all sacred marks—pointing to one Reality that both protects and reveals.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as namas (reverent surrender) through many epithets—remembering the deity as protector, inner witness, and worship-symbol—training the mind to see divinity in both inner awareness (sākṣin) and outer ritual form (liṅga).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily mantra-prayoga (practical application of sacred utterance) supported by Vyākaraṇa-based precision in epithets and compounds; it also aligns with ritual usage (Kalpa) where liṅga-pūjā and protective invocations are performed with correctly formed names.