Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

ज्वालिने मालिने दीप्तदंष्ट्राय अग्निने पदम् । त्राय सर्वादिरक्षोघ्नाय च नः सर्वभूपदम् ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

jvāline māline dīptadaṃṣṭrāya agnine padam | trāya sarvādirakṣoghnāya ca naḥ sarvabhūpadam || 101 ||

Translation

Dir, dem lodernden, bekränzten Feuer mit strahlenden Fangzähnen — „jvāline māline dīptadaṃṣṭrāya agnaye“ — wird diese heilige Formel dargebracht. Beschütze uns, o Vernichter aller feindseligen Geister von Anbeginn; sei uns Zuflucht und Stütze aller Wesen.

Word by Word

• ज्वालिने: to Jvālin
• ज्वालिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg)

• मालिने: to Mālin
• मालिने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg)

• दीप्त-दंष्ट्राय: to the one with blazing fangs
• दीप्त-दंष्ट्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्त + दंष्ट्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg); ‘दीप्ताः दंष्ट्राः यस्य’ (as epithet)

• अग्निने: to Agni
• अग्निने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg)

• पदम्: word/term
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg)

• त्राय: protect!
• त्राय: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन (sg); परस्मैपद

• सर्व-आदि-रक्षः-घ्नाय: to the slayer of all kinds of demons
• सर्व-आदि-रक्षः-घ्नाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आदि + रक्षस् + घ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी एकवचन (Dat sg); ‘सर्वादीनि रक्षांसि हन्ति’ इति

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी बहुवचन (Gen pl) (enclitic)

• सर्व-भू-पदम्: the word/term ‘sarvabhū’ (or: the station of all beings)
• सर्व-भू-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भू + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg); ‘सर्वभूतानां पदम्’ इति

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a protective/mantric formula within the technical stream of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

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

It invokes Agni as a fierce, purifying protector—asking for safety from destructive forces (rakṣas) and affirming Fire as a universal refuge that sustains all beings.

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

Bhakti is expressed through surrender and praise: the devotee addresses Agni with reverent epithets and seeks protection, modeling devotional reliance on a divine power to remove obstacles.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects practical mantra-usage in ritual contexts—how specific epithets and imperative verbs function as a rakṣā (protective) formula, aligning with technical disciplines associated with correct recitation and application.