Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

करोतु मे मंगलानि सर्वदा सर्वमंगला । देहंद्रियमनः प्राणाञ्ज्वालामालिनिविग्रहा ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

karotu me maṃgalāni sarvadā sarvamaṃgalā | dehaṃdriyamanaḥ prāṇāñjvālāmālinivigrahā || 29 ||

Translation

Möge die All-Auspiziöse mir jederzeit Heil und Segen gewähren—sie, deren leibhaftige Gestalt von einem Flammenkranz umgeben ist und die über Körper, Sinne, Geist und Lebenshauche waltet.

Word by Word

• करोतु: may (she) do/make
• करोतु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sampradāna/Adhikāra (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मङ्गलानि: auspicious things
• मङ्गलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), कालवाचक (always)

• सर्वमङ्गला: the all-auspicious (goddess)
• सर्वमङ्गला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: सर्वा मङ्गला (all-auspicious)

• देह: body
• देह: Viśeṣya-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member; undeclined in samāsa)

• इन्द्रिय: senses
• इन्द्रिय: Viśeṣya-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Viśeṣya-aṅga (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (compound-member)

• प्राणान्: vital breaths
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ज्वालामालिनिविग्रहा: she whose form is wreathed with a garland of flames
• ज्वालामालिनिविग्रहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वाला (प्रातिपदिक) + मालिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ज्वालामालिन्या विग्रहः/विग्रहा (one whose form is with a garland of flames)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Sarvamaṅgalā)
• Agni (flame imagery)

FAQs

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

It is a protective auspicious invocation seeking the Goddess’ grace over one’s entire psycho-physical system—body, senses, mind, and prāṇa—so that spiritual practice proceeds without obstacles.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as śaraṇāgati (taking refuge): the devotee prays to the all-auspicious Divine Mother, trusting her power to sanctify and steady inner faculties required for worship, mantra, and dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-prayoga (practical use of sacred utterance) and the Vedic psychology of deha–indriya–manas–prāṇa, a key framework used when applying rituals, recitation, and discipline.