Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे दुर्गामन्त्रचतुष्टयवर्णनं नाम सप्ताशीतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde durgāmantracatuṣṭayavarṇanaṃ nāma saptāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 87 ||

Translation

Así concluye el capítulo octogésimo séptimo, titulado «Descripción de los cuatro mantras de Durgā», en la Primera Parte del Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa, dentro del Gran Relato, en la Tercera Sección (Pāda).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इतिसूचक-निपात (quotative/closure particle)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (in the venerable Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa)

• पूर्वभागे: in the former part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-भाग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (पूर्वः भागः)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great narrative section
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत्-उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (बृहत् उपाख्यानम्)

• तृतीयपादे: in the third quarter/section
• तृतीयपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय-पाद (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (तृतीयः पादः)

• दुर्गामन्त्रचतुष्टयवर्णनम्: the description of Durga’s set of four mantras
• दुर्गामन्त्रचतुष्टयवर्णनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा-मन्त्र-चतुष्टय-वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (दुर्गायाः मन्त्रचतुष्टयस्य वर्णनम्)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः शीर्षकसूचक (title-marker: ‘named/called’)

• सप्ताशीतितमः: eighty-seventh
• सप्ताशीतितमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त-आशीतितम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण; द्विगु/संख्यासमास (87th)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/closing formula; not part of the dialogue proper)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Durgā

FAQs

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

This is a colophon that formally seals the chapter, preserving textual integrity and indicating that the teaching focus here is mantra-vidyā—specifically a fourfold set of Durgā mantras—within the Purāṇa’s technical/ritual-oriented third pāda.

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

Indirectly: by naming Durgā-mantra instruction as the chapter’s subject, it frames devotion as disciplined practice—bhakti expressed through mantra-japa and ritual attention—rather than through narrative praise alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-śāstra and ritual organization: the verse situates the content within a structured pāda and adhyāya system, reflecting the Purāṇic method of cataloging technical teachings relevant to practice.