Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 186

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

महाधैर्या महावीर्या महाशक्तिर्महाद्युतिः । महागौरी महासंपन्महाभोगविलासिनी ॥ १८६ ॥

Transliteration

mahādhairyā mahāvīryā mahāśaktirmahādyutiḥ | mahāgaurī mahāsaṃpanmahābhogavilāsinī || 186 ||

Translation

Sie besitzt große Standhaftigkeit und großen Heldenmut; erfüllt von gewaltiger Kraft und strahlender Herrlichkeit. Sie ist Mahāgaurī, die überaus Reine und Schöne; reich an Wohlstand und erfreut an reichlichen Genüssen und edlen Freuden.

Word by Word

• महाधैर्या: great steadfastness/courage
• महाधैर्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाधैर्या = महा + धैर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महावीर्या: great valor/energy
• महावीर्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महावीर्या = महा + वीर्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाशक्तिः: great power
• महाशक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाशक्तिः = महा + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महाद्युतिः: great brilliance
• महाद्युतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाद्युतिः = महा + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महागौरी: the great Gaurī (fair goddess)
• महागौरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागौरी = महा + गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महासंपत्: great prosperity/wealth
• महासंपत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासंपत् = महा + संपत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (पद-रूपम्: संपत्; पाठे 'महासंपन्' इति सन्ध्यन्त-रूपम्)

• महाभोगविलासिनी: she who revels in great enjoyments
• महाभोगविलासिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभोगविलासिनी = महा + भोग + विलासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महाभोगस्य विलासिनी = one who sports in great enjoyments)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Gauri
• Devi (Shakti)

FAQs

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

It functions as a stuti using concentrated epithets to contemplate the Goddess as courage, power, radiance, purity, and prosperity—encouraging devotional remembrance (smaraṇa) and inner steadiness.

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

Bhakti is expressed through nāma-and-guṇa-kīrtana: listing divine qualities (dhairya, vīrya, śakti, dyuti) to focus the mind and cultivate reverence toward the Devi’s protecting and prospering presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse showcases stotra-style composition and precise epithet-building (samāsa usage), aligning with Vyākaraṇa sensitivity typical of Vedāṅga-influenced hymn diction, though it does not teach a specific ritual procedure in this line.