Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

कामपूर्णजकाराख्य सुपीठांतर्न्निवासिनीम् । चतुराज्ञाकोशभूतां नौमि श्रीत्रिपुरामहम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

kāmapūrṇajakārākhya supīṭhāṃtarnnivāsinīm | caturājñākośabhūtāṃ naumi śrītripurāmaham || 21 ||

Translation

Ich verneige mich vor Śrī Tripurā—die im vortrefflichen heiligen Sitz namens „Kāmapūrṇa-ja-kāra“ wohnt und selbst die Verkörperung der vierfachen Hülle des Befehls (ājñā) ist.

Word by Word

• कामपूर्णजकाराख्य: named ‘Kāmapūrṇa-ja-kāra’
• कामपूर्णजकाराख्य: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामपूर्ण + जकार + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः: कामपूर्ण (नाम) + जकार (letter ‘ja’) + आख्य (named) = ‘named (as) Kāmapūrṇa-ja-kāra’

• सुपीठ-अन्तः-निवासिनीम्: dwelling within the sacred seat
• सुपीठ-अन्तः-निवासिनीम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + पीठ + अन्तः + निवासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः: सुपीठ (good/sacred seat) + अन्तः (within) + निवासिनी (dwelling)

• चतुराज्ञाकोशभूताम्: constituted as the four ājñā-kośas
• चतुराज्ञाकोशभूताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् + आज्ञा + कोश + भूत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूत (क्त/PPP from √भू) = become; समासः: चतुर्-आज्ञा-कोश (तत्पुरुष: ‘four command-sheaths/treasuries’) + भूत (become/constituted as)

• नौमि: I bow to / praise
• नौमि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; √नु/नौ = to praise/salute

• श्रीत्रिपुराम्: Śrī Tripurā
• श्रीत्रिपुराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + त्रिपुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: श्री-त्रिपुरा = ‘auspicious Tripurā’

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; speaker as subject

Speaker

Narada (stuti within a technical/mantric exposition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Tripura
• Sri Tripura

FAQs

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

The verse presents Tripurā as both immanent (dwelling within the sacred pīṭha) and sovereign (identical with the ‘fourfold command-sheath’), emphasizing that divine power governs and pervades the practitioner’s ritual and inner discipline.

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

Bhakti is expressed through reverential surrender—“naumi” (I bow)—where the devotee approaches the Goddess not merely as an external deity but as the indwelling authority that guides will, practice, and realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical mantra-knowledge: the importance of syllabic/seed designations (like ‘ja-kāra’), sacred-seat (pīṭha) mapping, and structured doctrinal categories (kośa/ājñā) used to systematize ritual and contemplative practice.