Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

भञ्जिनी वेगिनी नागा चपला पेशला सती । रतिः श्रद्धा भोगलोला मदोन्मत्ता मनस्विनी ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

bhañjinī veginī nāgā capalā peśalā satī | ratiḥ śraddhā bhogalolā madonmattā manasvinī || 95 ||

Translation

She is Bhañjinī, the Breaker; Veginī, the Swift; Nāgā, serpent-like; Capalā, the Restless; Peśalā, the Graceful; Satī, the Virtuous. She is Rati, Desire; Śraddhā, Faith; Bhogalolā, pleasure-seeking; Madonmattā, intoxicated with pride; and Manasvinī, strong-minded.

Word by Word

• bhañjinī: breaker; Bhañjinī (name)
• bhañjinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhañjinī (प्रातिपदिक; from √bhañj/भञ्ज्)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• veginī: swift
• veginī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veginī (प्रातिपदिक; from vega)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa

• nāgā: Nāgā (serpent/dragon; name)
• nāgā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• capalā: fickle; restless
• capalā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: capalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa

• peśalā: graceful; charming
• peśalā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: peśalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa

• satī: virtuous woman; Satī (name)
• satī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक; from √as/अस्, present participle ‘sat’)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ratiḥ: love; pleasure; Rati (name)
• ratiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• śraddhā: faith; Śraddhā (name)
• śraddhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhoga-lolā: fond of enjoyment
• bhoga-lolā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhoga (प्रातिपदिक) + lolā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) in sense ‘bhoge lolā’ (locative relation)

• mada-unmattā: intoxicated with pride
• mada-unmattā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक) + unmattā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘madena unmattā / made unmattā’

• manasvinī: high-minded; intelligent
• manasvinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manasvinī (प्रातिपदिक; from manas + -vin)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic/technical enumeration within the Third Pada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a concentrated catalogue of epithets describing a feminine power/quality-spectrum—moving from grace and virtue (peśalā, satī, śraddhā) to passion and delusion (rati, bhogalolā, madonmattā)—showing how the same force can elevate or bind depending on orientation.

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

By naming Śraddhā (faith) alongside restless desire and pride, it implies that devotion stabilizes the mind: when śraddhā and satī-bhāva govern, the capalā (restlessness) and bhogalolā (craving) tendencies are redirected toward dharmic and devotional aims.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This is nighaṇṭu/semantic-style material useful for Vyākaraṇa and mantra-interpretation: it supplies precise sense-fields for key terms (śraddhā, rati, manasvinī, etc.), aiding correct understanding and application in recitation, commentary, and ritual language.