Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

सर्वोन्मादा सर्वमुखा ह्यभंगा चामितोद्यमा । अनल्पाव्यक्तविभवा विविधाक्षोभविग्रहा ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

sarvonmādā sarvamukhā hyabhaṃgā cāmitodyamā | analpāvyaktavibhavā vividhākṣobhavigrahā || 80 ||

Translation

Sie ist die Quelle aller ekstatischen Regungen, nach allen Richtungen gewandt; wahrlich ungebrochen und von unermesslicher Kraft. Ihre Größe ist weit und doch fein, unmanifest; und ihre Gestalt zeigt vielerlei ehrfurchtgebietende, unerschütterliche Majestät.

Word by Word

• सर्वोन्मादा: all-maddening; causing universal frenzy
• सर्वोन्मादा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + उन्माद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः — ‘सर्वः उन्मादः यस्याः/या’ (all-maddening / of all frenzy)

• सर्वमुखा: all-faced; facing everywhere
• सर्वमुखा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः — ‘सर्वं मुखं यस्याः/या’ (having all faces; facing all ways)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; emphasis/causal)

• अभङ्गा: unbroken/undefeated
• अभङ्गा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेधः (negation) — ‘भङ्गरहित’ (unbroken)

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

• अमितोद्यमा: of boundless effort
• अमितोद्यमा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः — ‘अमितः उद्यमः यस्याः/या’ (of immeasurable effort)

• अनल्पाव्यक्तविभवा: having great unmanifest power
• अनल्पाव्यक्तविभवा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनल्प + अव्यक्त + विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः — ‘अनल्पः (महान्) अव्यक्तः विभवः यस्याः/या’ (great, unmanifest power)

• विविधाक्षोभविग्रहा: whose form is various and unshakable
• विविधाक्षोभविग्रहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध + अक्षोभ + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः — ‘विविधः अक्षोभः विग्रहः यस्याः/या’ (form/body that is variously unshakable)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada; descriptive teaching in the Vedanga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti (the divine power/personified energy)

FAQs

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

It portrays the divine power as inexhaustible and unbroken—vast in effect yet subtle in essence—teaching that the sacred reality can be experienced in many manifestations while remaining inwardly unshaken.

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

By describing a deity’s/Divine Power’s manifold, all-facing presence and unwavering majesty, the verse supports bhakti as continuous remembrance and worship of the One who appears in many forms yet never diminishes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses technical language of form (vigraha), subtle/unmanifest power (avyakta-vibhava), and unshakable potency (akṣobhya), aligning with Vedanga-style precision helpful for mantra interpretation and disciplined ritual understanding.