Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

तीव्राख्या ज्वालिनी नंदा भोगदा कामरूपाणी । अग्रा तेजोवती सत्या नवमी विध्ननाशिनी ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

tīvrākhyā jvālinī naṃdā bhogadā kāmarūpāṇī | agrā tejovatī satyā navamī vidhnanāśinī || 22 ||

Translation

Sie wird Tīvrā genannt; sie ist die lodernde Flamme (Jvālinī); sie ist Nandā, die Freude spendet; sie gewährt Genuss (Bhogadā) und nimmt nach Wunsch Gestalt an (Kāmarūpāṇī). Sie ist die Erste (Agrā), strahlend in geistigem Glanz (Tejovatī), die Wahrheit selbst (Satyā), die Neunte (Navamī) und die Vernichterin der Hindernisse (Vidhnanāśinī).

Word by Word

• तीव्राख्या: (she who is) named ‘Tīvra’/having the epithet Tīvra
• तीव्राख्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative): ‘तीव्रा’ इति आख्या यस्याः/या

• ज्वालिनी: Jvālinī (the flaming one)
• ज्वालिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/विशेष-नाम (proper name/epithet)

• नन्दा: Nandā
• नन्दा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• भोगदा: giver of enjoyment/boons
• भोगदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोग + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘भोगं ददाति’ इति (giver of enjoyment)

• कामरूपाणी: one who assumes forms at will
• कामरूपाणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘कामरूपा’ (having desired form; assuming forms at will)

• अग्रा: foremost/first
• अग्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तेजोवती: radiant
• तेजोवती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing radiance)

• सत्या: true; Satyā
• सत्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (true; Satyā as epithet)

• नवमी: the ninth
• नवमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• विध्ननाशिनी: destroyer of obstacles
• विध्ननाशिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘विघ्नान् नाशयति’ (destroyer of obstacles)

Speaker

Narada (within a didactic recitation context addressed to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Shakti) as the referent of the epithets

FAQs

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

It presents a sequence of powerful epithets describing the Goddess as intense, radiant truth and as the remover of obstacles—implying that remembrance/recitation aligns the practitioner with tejas, auspiciousness, and unobstructed spiritual progress.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa (devotional recollection of divine names): praising her as Nandā, Satyā, and Vidhnanāśinī cultivates trust, surrender, and steadiness in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects mantra/stotra application—using precise divine epithets for sankalpa and ritual intent (e.g., prosperity as bhogadā, obstacle-removal as vidhnanāśinī), a practical feature of technical religious practice emphasized in Book 1.3.