Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

वामांगशक्तियुक्ताय विद्याधिपतये तथा । स्रुवाक्षमालालसितबाहवे पद्मजन्मने ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

vāmāṃgaśaktiyuktāya vidyādhipataye tathā | sruvākṣamālālasitabāhave padmajanmane || 84 ||

Translation

Verehrung dem, der mit der Śakti an seiner linken Seite vereint ist, dem Herrn des heiligen Wissens; dessen Arme mit Opferlöffel und Rosenkranz geschmückt sind, dem Lotusgeborenen.

Word by Word

• वाम-अङ्ग-शक्ति-युक्ताय: to him who is endowed with power on the left side
• वाम-अङ्ग-शक्ति-युक्ताय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्य वामाङ्गे शक्ति युक्ता); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• विद्याधिपतये: to the lord of knowledge
• विद्याधिपतये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्यायाः अधिपतिः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• स्रुव-अक्ष-माला-लसित-बाहवे: to him whose arms are adorned with ladle and rosary
• स्रुव-अक्ष-माला-लसित-बाहवे: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रुव (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + माला (प्रातिपदिक) + लसित (कृदन्त) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्य बाहू स्रुवाक्षमालाभिः लसितौ); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• पद्मजन्मने: to the lotus-born (Brahmā)
• पद्मजन्मने: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पद्मात् जन्म यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

Speaker

Narada (stotra-style recitation within the Vedanga/vidya discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Shakti
• Vidyā

FAQs

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

It venerates Brahmā as the lotus-born Lord of knowledge, portraying him as inseparable from Śakti and as the presiding source of vidyā that supports Vedic learning and dharma.

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

Though technical in tone, it models bhakti through reverent remembrance (stotra) of the deity’s attributes—Śakti-union, lordship over vidyā, and sacred emblems—turning knowledge itself into an object of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to ritual culture (yajña) via the sruva (ladle) and disciplined practice via the akṣamālā (rosary), linking Vedic study and recitation with correct sacrificial procedure and focused japa.