Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

तपिनी च तथा सर्वेश्वरी चाप्यथ कौलिनी । मुद्राणंतनुरिष्वर्णरूपा चापार्णविग्रहा ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tapinī ca tathā sarveśvarī cāpyatha kaulinī | mudrāṇaṃtanuriṣvarṇarūpā cāpārṇavigrahā || 44 ||

Translation

Sie ist Tapinī; ebenso ist Sie Sarveśvarī und auch Kaulinī. Sie ist die leibhaftige Gestalt der heiligen Mudrās; Sie ist die Form des Herrn, von goldenem Glanz; und Sie, deren Körper der unermessliche Ozean selbst ist.

Word by Word

• तपिनी: Tapinī (goddess-name)
• तपिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• सर्वेश्वरी: Sarveśvarī (goddess-name)
• सर्वेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (particle)

• अथ: then/next
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequencing particle)

• कौलिनी: Kaulinī (goddess-name)
• कौलिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौलिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुद्राणं-तनुः-इषु-वर्ण-रूपा: having a body of mudrās; of arrow-like color/form
• मुद्राणं-तनुः-इषु-वर्ण-रूपा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुद्राणं (प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक) + इषु (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative chain); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘मुद्राणां तनुः’ (having a body of seals/gestures) + ‘इषुवर्णरूपा’ (having the form/color of arrows)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपार्ण-विग्रहा: having the form of Apārṇā
• अपार्ण-विग्रहा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपार्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अपार्णा-रूपः विग्रहः यस्याः’ (having the form of Apārṇā/Umā)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/mantric context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Tapinī
• Sarveśvarī
• Kaulinī
• Īśvara
• Mudrā

FAQs

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

It identifies the one Divine Shakti through multiple functional names—radiance (Tapinī), universal sovereignty (Sarveśvarī), and Kaula power (Kaulinī)—showing that diverse ritual and yogic approaches point to the same supreme Goddess.

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

By naming the Goddess as the all-sovereign and as the Lord’s own form, it supports devotional contemplation (bhakti) where the devotee worships the Divine as both immanent power and supreme ruler, beyond a single limited image.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds ritual-technical practice through “mudrā”—a key element in mantra-vidyā and prayoga (procedural application), aligning with Book 1.3’s focus on technical disciplines used in correct recitation and ritual performance.