Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

परप्रकाशः परमे शानः परशिवस्तथा । कामेश्वरस्ततो मोक्षः षष्ठः कामोऽमृतोंऽतिमः ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

paraprakāśaḥ parame śānaḥ paraśivastathā | kāmeśvarastato mokṣaḥ ṣaṣṭhaḥ kāmo'mṛtoṃ'timaḥ || 55 ||

Translation

Er ist das höchste Licht; der höchste Herr; ebenso der transzendente Śiva (Paraśiva). Er ist Kāmeśvara; sodann (ist er) Mokṣa. Das sechste ist Kāma, und das letzte ist Amṛta, der Nektar der Unsterblichkeit.

Word by Word

• परप्रकाशः: Supreme Light (name)
• परप्रकाशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-प्रकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परः प्रकाशः)

• परम: in the supreme (state/place)
• परम: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (elliptical: परमे [पदे/स्थाने])

• ईशानः: Īśāna (name)
• ईशानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परशिवः: Paraśiva (name)
• परशिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (परः शिवः)

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb/connector): likewise/also

• कामेश्वरः: Kāmeśvara (Lord of desire)
• कामेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामस्य ईश्वरः)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): thereafter/from that

• मोक्षः: Mokṣa (name/liberation)
• मोक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• षष्ठः: sixth
• षष्ठः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (ordinal)

• कामः: Kāma (name)
• कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अमृतः: immortal / nectar-like
• अमृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अन्तिमः: last/final
• अन्तिमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical enumeration of divine epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Parameśāna
• Paraśiva
• Kāmeśvara
• Mokṣa
• Kāma
• Amṛta

FAQs

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

The verse presents a graded set of divine epithets—Light, Lordship, Transcendent Śiva—culminating in Mokṣa and Amṛta, indicating that contemplation/japa of such names is aimed at liberation and immortality (freedom from saṃsāra).

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

By naming the Divine through powerful epithets (Paraprakāśa, Parameśāna, Kāmeśvara), it supports bhakti as focused remembrance and praise (nāma-smaraṇa/nāma-japa) that transforms desire (kāma) into liberation (mokṣa).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a mantric/lexical approach typical of Vedāṅga-linked technical sections: precise enumeration of names (nāma), their order (ṣaṣṭha/antima), and semantic power—useful for correct recitation and interpretive meaning in mantra practice.