Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months

Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas

Devanagari script

क्षीरोदार्णवसंभूते सुरासुरनमस्कृते । सर्वदेवमये देवि सर्वदेवैरलंकृते ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

kṣīrodārṇavasaṃbhūte surāsuranamaskṛte | sarvadevamaye devi sarvadevairalaṃkṛte || 30 ||

Translation

O Goddess born from the Ocean of Milk, revered by both gods and asuras—O Devi who embodies all the deities, adorned and honored by all the gods.

Word by Word

• क्षीर-उद-अर्णव-सम्भूते: O (one) born from the milk-ocean
• क्षीर-उद-अर्णव-सम्भूते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + उद (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular; ‘born from the ocean of milk’ (addresses देवी)

• सुर-असुर-नमस्कृते: O (one) revered by gods and demons
• सुर-असुर-नमस्कृते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + असुर (प्रातिपदिक) + नमस्कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular; ‘saluted by gods and demons’

• सर्व-देव-मये: O embodiment of all deities
• सर्व-देव-मये: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular; ‘consisting of all gods’

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• सर्व-देवैः: by all the gods
• सर्व-देवैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument; agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; ‘by all the gods’

• अलंकृते: O adorned (one)
• अलंकृते: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अलम् + कृ (धातु) → अलंकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular; past passive participle sense ‘adorned’

Speaker

Narada (hymnic address within the Narada Purana’s puranic summary context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Kshirodarnava (Ocean of Milk)
• Devas
• Asuras

FAQs

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

It presents the Goddess (classically understood as Lakshmi) as arising from the Kṣīrābdhi and as “sarvadevamayī,” emphasizing a devotional vision where the divine feminine is revered as the unified presence of all deities and worthy of universal worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through direct praise and surrender: the devotee contemplates the Goddess’s cosmic stature (worshipped by devas and asuras alike) and approaches her with reverence, which is a core puranic method of cultivating devotion through nāma and stuti (hymn).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; its practical takeaway is stotra-prayoga—using precise epithets and contemplative praise as a puranic devotional practice within ritual recitation.