Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

दण्डीशो भद्रकालीयुगत्रीशो योगिनीयुतः । मीनेशः शङिखनीयुक्तो मेषेशस्तर्जनीयुतः ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

daṇḍīśo bhadrakālīyugatrīśo yoginīyutaḥ | mīneśaḥ śaṅikhanīyukto meṣeśastarjanīyutaḥ || 115 ||

Translation

Daṇḍīśa est escorté par Bhadrakālī ; Yugatrīśa est accompagné des Yoginīs. Le seigneur des Poissons porte Śaṅkhinī, la porteuse de la conque, et le seigneur du Bélier est lié à Tarjanī, le geste d’avertissement.

Word by Word

• दण्डीशः: Daṇḍīśa (lord with a staff)
• दण्डीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डि-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; दण्डिन् + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भद्रकालीयुगत्रीशः: lord associated with Bhadrakālī and Yugatrī
• भद्रकालीयुगत्रीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रकाली-युगत्रि-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; भद्रकाली + युगत्रि + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• योगिनीयुतः: accompanied by Yoginī
• योगिनीयुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योगिनी-युत (प्रातिपदिक; योगिनी + युत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण

• मीनेशः: Mīneśa (lord of Pisces/fish)
• मीनेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मीन-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; मीन + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• शङ्खिनी-युक्तः: joined with Śaṅkhinī
• शङ्खिनी-युक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शङ्खिनी-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; शङ्खिनी + युक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण

• मेषेशः: Meṣeśa (lord of Aries/ram)
• मेषेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष-ईश (प्रातिपदिक; मेष + ईश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तर्जनीयुतः: accompanied by Tarjanī
• तर्जनीयुतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तर्जनी-युत (प्रातिपदिक; तर्जनी + युत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedāṅga-style enumeration within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrakali
• Yoginis
• Mina (Pisces)
• Mesha (Aries)
• Shankhini
• Tarjani

FAQs

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

It presents a technical sacred mapping: specific lords/titles are linked with their attendant śaktis (Bhadrakālī, Yoginīs, Śaṅkhinī, Tarjanī), showing how divine power is understood as accompanied by functional energies used in ritual and contemplative application.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through precise remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverential identification of a deity together with the deity’s śakti/attendants—an approach that supports focused worship rather than abstract meditation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) style correspondences are highlighted—associating zodiac lords (Pisces, Aries) with specific śaktis/gestures—useful for mantra-nyāsa, ritual visualization, and technical liturgical assignments.