Shloka 50

Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank

Devanagari script

चामरैर्वीज्यमानां च श्वेतच्छत्रोपशिभिताम् । सुप्रसन्नां च वरदां करुणार्द्रनिजांतराम् ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

cāmarairvījyamānāṃ ca śvetacchatropaśibhitām | suprasannāṃ ca varadāṃ karuṇārdranijāṃtarām || 50 ||

Translation

She is fanned with chāmara whisks of yak-tail and adorned with a white royal parasol—serene and radiant, a bestower of boons, her inmost heart softened with compassion.

Word by Word

• चामरैः: with yak-tail fans
• चामरैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वीज्यमानाम्: being fanned
• वीज्यमानाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीज् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (विशेष्य-अनुसार)

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

• श्वेत-छत्र-उपशोभिताम्: adorned with a white parasol
• श्वेत-छत्र-उपशोभिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक) + छत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उपशोभित (शोभ् धातु + उपसर्ग उप + क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः: श्वेतं छत्रं येन); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘उपशोभित’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुप्रसन्नाम्: very serene/pleased
• सुप्रसन्नाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गेण तीव्रता (very)

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

• वरदाम्: boon-giving
• वरदाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (विशेषण)

• करुणा-आर्द्र-निज-अन्तराम्: whose inner being is moist/soft with compassion
• करुणा-आर्द्र-निज-अन्तराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करुणा (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + निज (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (करुणया आर्द्रं निजम् अन्तरं यस्याः/यस्य); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (narrative description within a tirtha/mahatmya passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess figure)

FAQs

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

It presents a dhyāna-style vision of the deity: honored with royal emblems (chamara and white parasol) and defined spiritually by prasāda (grace) and karuṇā (compassion), indicating that divine accessibility comes through devotion.

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

By emphasizing the deity as suprasannā (fully pleased) and varadā (boon-giving), it highlights bhakti as loving service (seva) and reverent worship that invites divine grace rather than mere ritual formalism.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it supports śikṣā and kalpa-based worship practice: correct liturgical honor (seva-upacāra such as chamara and chatra) and dhyāna visualization used in pūjā-vidhi, though no technical Vedanga rule is explicitly stated in this verse.