Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

देवीं चक्रेण सहितां स्मरेद्भक्तियुतो नरः । विवेका विभवा विश्वा वितता च प्रकीर्तिता ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

devīṃ cakreṇa sahitāṃ smaredbhaktiyuto naraḥ | vivekā vibhavā viśvā vitatā ca prakīrtitā || 53 ||

Translation

Ein Mensch, der von Bhakti erfüllt ist, soll der Göttin zusammen mit dem Cakra gedenken. Sie wird gepriesen als Vivekā (Unterscheidungskraft), Vibhavā (Wohlstand), Viśvā (die Allumfassende) und Vitatā (die Weit-Ausgedehnte).

Word by Word

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चक्रेण: with a chakra (circle/mandala)
• चक्रेण: सहकारक/करण (Sahakāraka/Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सहिताम्: accompanied (by it)
• सहिताम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from सह √इ (धातु) / √धा?; lexical ‘accompanied’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकृदन्त (past participle) used adjectivally

• स्मरेत्: should remember/meditate upon
• स्मरेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भक्ति-युतः: endowed with devotion
• भक्ति-युतः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √युज् (धातु) ‘joined/endowed’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विवेका: (a māyā/power named) Vivekā
• विवेका: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विभवा: (a māyā/power named) Vibhavā
• विभवा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वा: (a māyā/power named) Viśvā
• विश्वा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वितता: (a māyā/power named) Vitatā
• वितता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितता (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from वि + √तन् (धातु) ‘spread/extended’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed/has been stated
• प्रकीर्तिता: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context, framed as devotional upasana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Chakra (Sudarshana)

FAQs

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

It presents a focused upāsanā: remembering the Goddess in inseparable association with the cakra, highlighting her as the inner power of discernment and the universal, expansive presence that supports prosperity and spiritual clarity.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as smaraṇa (devotional recollection/meditation). The devotee contemplates the deity with specific attributes (Vivekā, Vibhavā, Viśvā, Vitatā), turning devotion into steady, attribute-based contemplation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects an upāsanā-technical method: prescribed visualization (smaraṇa) with a clear iconographic marker (cakra) and defined epithets—typical of ritual/mantra application where precise form and names guide concentration.