Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

मंदायै लिंगधारिण्यै नारायण्यै नमोनमः । नमस्ते विश्वमित्रायै रेवत्यै ते नमोनमः ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

maṃdāyai liṃgadhāriṇyai nārāyaṇyai namonamaḥ | namaste viśvamitrāyai revatyai te namonamaḥ || 76 ||

Translation

Obeisancia, una y otra vez, a Mandā; a la Portadora del liṅga (liṅga-dhāriṇī); y a Nārāyaṇī. Salve a Ti, oh Viśvāmitrā; obeisancia, una y otra vez, a Ti, oh Revatī.

Word by Word

• maṃdāyai: to the gentle/slow one
• maṃdāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: maṃdā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• liṃga-dhāriṇyai: to the bearer of the emblem/mark
• liṃga-dhāriṇyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: liṃga (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: liṅgaṃ dhārayatīti (bearer of the emblem/mark)

• nārāyaṇyai: to Nārāyaṇī
• nārāyaṇyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; proper epithet

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• viśva-mitrāyai: to the friend of all
• viśva-mitrāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + mitrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa/karmadhāraya sense: viśvasya mitrā (friend of all)

• revatyai: to Revatī
• revatyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: revatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dative (4th), Ekavacana; proper name/epithet

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Dative (4th), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• namaḥ: salutation again
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

Speaker

Narada (as a litany of salutations within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha/mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mandā
• Liṅgadhāriṇī
• Nārāyaṇī
• Viśvāmitrā
• Revatī

FAQs

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

It functions as a namaskāra-mantra sequence: by repeatedly offering salutations to specific Devī-forms (including Nārāyaṇī), the devotee cultivates śaraṇāgati (surrender) and gains the purifying merit associated with the mahatmya context.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-ucchāraṇa and namaskāra—remembering and honoring divine names/forms with humility (namo namaḥ), which is a direct, accessible practice emphasized throughout Purāṇic devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas and śikṣā are implicitly relevant: the verse is meant for correct recitation (sound, accent, and cadence), showing the Purāṇic use of disciplined mantra-like utterance even in stotra passages.