Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे दुर्गामन्त्रचतुष्टयवर्णनं नाम सप्ताशीतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde durgāmantracatuṣṭayavarṇanaṃ nāma saptāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 87 ||

Translation

So endet das siebenundachtzigste Kapitel, betitelt „Die Beschreibung der vier Durgā‑Mantras“, im Ersten Teil des Śrī Bṛhannāradīya‑Purāṇa, innerhalb der Großen Erzählung, im dritten Pāda.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इतिसूचक-निपात (quotative/closure particle)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (in the venerable Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa)

• पूर्वभागे: in the former part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-भाग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पूर्वः भागः)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great narrative section
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत्-उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (बृहत् उपाख्यानम्)

• तृतीयपादे: in the third quarter/section
• तृतीयपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय-पाद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तृतीयः पादः)

• दुर्गामन्त्रचतुष्टयवर्णनम्: the description of Durga’s set of four mantras
• दुर्गामन्त्रचतुष्टयवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा-मन्त्र-चतुष्टय-वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (दुर्गायाः मन्त्रचतुष्टयस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः शीर्षकसूचक (title-marker: ‘named/called’)

• सप्ताशीतितमः: eighty-seventh
• सप्ताशीतितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त-आशीतितम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण; द्विगु/संख्यासमास (87th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/closing formula; not part of the dialogue proper)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Durgā

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that formally seals the chapter, preserving textual integrity and indicating that the teaching focus here is mantra-vidyā—specifically a fourfold set of Durgā mantras—within the Purāṇa’s technical/ritual-oriented third pāda.

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

Indirectly: by naming Durgā-mantra instruction as the chapter’s subject, it frames devotion as disciplined practice—bhakti expressed through mantra-japa and ritual attention—rather than through narrative praise alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-śāstra and ritual organization: the verse situates the content within a structured pāda and adhyāya system, reflecting the Purāṇic method of cataloging technical teachings relevant to practice.