Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

श्रीमातंगेश्वरि वदेत्सर्वजनमनोहरि । सर्वादिसुखराज्यंते सर्वादिसुखरंजनी ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

śrīmātaṃgeśvari vadetsarvajanamanohari | sarvādisukharājyaṃte sarvādisukharaṃjanī || 101 ||

Translation

Man spreche: „O Śrī Mātaṅgeśvarī, Entzückerin der Herzen aller Menschen; Spenderin jeglicher Wonne, die Souveränität und Erfüllung verleiht; du, die alle Freuden erquicklich macht.“

Word by Word

• श्री-मातङ्ग-ईश्वरि: O auspicious Lady, Mistress of Mātaṅga
• श्री-मातङ्ग-ईश्वरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + मातङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मातङ्गस्य ईश्वरि; श्री-उपपद-विशेषण)

• वदेत्: should say/recite
• वदेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-जन-मनः-हरि: O enchantress of all people’s minds
• सर्व-जन-मनः-हरि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वजनानां मनः हरति या)

• सर्व-आदि-सुख-राज्यम्: sovereignty of all kinds of happiness
• सर्व-आदि-सुख-राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वादि-सुखं यत्र तत् राज्यं / सुखस्य राज्यं)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; ‘to you’

• सर्व-आदि-सुख-रञ्जनी: O bestower/delighter of all kinds of happiness
• सर्व-आदि-सुख-रञ्जनी: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + रञ्जनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वादि-सुखेन रञ्जयति या / सर्वादि-सुखं रञ्जयति या)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the recitation of Devī-nāmas/mantra-style epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mātaṅgeśvarī (Devī)

FAQs

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

It presents a mantra-like injunction—“one should utter”—framing Devī as the power that captivates the mind toward auspiciousness and ripens worldly happiness into fulfilled well-being.

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

Bhakti appears here as nāma-ucchāraṇa (devotional utterance of divine names): the devotee approaches the Devī through praising epithets that focus the mind and cultivate reverence and reliance on divine grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is mantra-prayoga: correct, intentional recitation (vadet) of structured epithets—an applied use of śabda (language) aligned with Vyākaraṇa/Chandas sensibilities even within a Purāṇic setting.