Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

श्रियं श्रियः पतिं चैव गौरीं गौरी पतिं तथा । रतिं रतिपतिं पाश्चान्महीपूर्व च पोत्रिणम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

śriyaṃ śriyaḥ patiṃ caiva gaurīṃ gaurī patiṃ tathā | ratiṃ ratipatiṃ pāścānmahīpūrva ca potriṇam || 25 ||

Translation

Man rufe auch ehrfürchtig Śrī (Lakṣmī) und den Herrn der Śrī (Viṣṇu), Gaurī und den Herrn der Gaurī (Śiva), Rati und den Herrn der Rati (Kāma) an; ebenso die Erde (Mahī) als uranfängliche Stütze, zusammen mit Varāha, dem göttlichen Eber, der sie emporhob.

Word by Word

• श्रियम्: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• श्रियः: of Śrī
• श्रियः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• पतिम्: husband/lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipata (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• गौरीम्: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• गौरी: of Gaurī
• गौरी: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (contextual: ‘of Gaurī’)

• पतिम्: husband/lord
• पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/likewise)

• रतिम्: Rati
• रतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवी-नाम

• रति-पतिम्: Rati’s husband (Kāma)
• रति-पतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘रत्याः पतिः’ (husband of Rati; Kāma)

• पाश्चात्: to the west/afterwards
• पाश्चात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (after/behind; to the west)

• मही-पूर्वम्: in the east/front with respect to Mahī (as specified)
• मही-पूर्वम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मही + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘महीपूर्वम्’ = ‘मही (पृथिवी) के पूर्वभागे/पूर्वतः’ (in front of/preceded by Mahī)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• पोत्रिणम्: Potriṇa (a named being/attendant)
• पोत्रिणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पोत्रिन्’ (one connected with ‘potra’/a specific epithet; likely a deity/attendant name)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sri (Lakshmi)
• Vishnu
• Gauri (Parvati)
• Shiva
• Rati
• Kama (Ratipati)
• Mahi (Earth)
• Varaha (Boar incarnation)

FAQs

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

It teaches devatā-smaraṇa through paired remembrance—goddess with her lord—culminating in Varāha, the divine protector who restores cosmic order by uplifting the Earth.

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

By directing the mind to revered forms of the Divine (Viṣṇu, Śiva, Varāha) along with their śaktis, it models bhakti as structured remembrance and reverent invocation within worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual sequencing and correct deity-identification used in mantra/nyāsa-style invocations—an applied, technical devotional practice aligned with Vedāṅga-informed liturgical order.