Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

लकुलीशश्च लक्ष्मीयुक् शिवेशो व्यापिनीयुतः । संवर्तके महामाया प्रोक्ता श्रीकण्ठमातृका ॥ ११९ ॥

Transliteration

lakulīśaśca lakṣmīyuk śiveśo vyāpinīyutaḥ | saṃvartake mahāmāyā proktā śrīkaṇṭhamātṛkā || 119 ||

Translation

Au temps du saṃvartaka, la dissolution cosmique, Il est proclamé Lakulīśa, paré de Lakṣmī; Śiveśa, uni à Vyāpinī; et Mahāmāyā, nommé Śrīkaṇṭha-mātṛkā.

Word by Word

• लकुलीशः: Lakulīśa
• लकुलीशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लकुलीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• लक्ष्मी-युक्: endowed with Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मी-युक्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + युज् (धातु) → युक् (कृदन्त, क्तिन्/क्त-प्रत्यय-आधारित adjectival form)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (सह/युक्त-अर्थे); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• शिव-ईशः: Lord of Śiva / Śiveśa
• शिव-ईशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘शिवस्य ईशः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यापिनी-युतः: joined with Vyāpinī
• व्यापिनी-युतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त ‘युक्त’)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (सह/युक्त-अर्थे); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• संवर्तके: in/for Saṃvartaka
• संवर्तके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• महामाया: Mahāmāyā
• महामाया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—कर्मधारय (‘महती माया’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रोक्ता: is said/declared
• प्रोक्ता: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate participle)

• श्रीकण्ठ-मातृका: Śrīkaṇṭha-mātṛkā
• श्रीकण्ठ-मातृका: Karta (कर्ता) / Apposition
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + मातृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘श्रीकण्ठस्य मातृका’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lakulisha
• Lakshmi
• Shiva (Shrikantha)
• Vyapini
• Mahāmāyā

FAQs

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

It frames dissolution (saṃvartaka) as governed by specific divine names and śaktis, teaching that cosmic processes are not random but presided over by conscious divine powers expressed through epithets like Lakulīśa and Mahāmāyā.

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

By giving concrete names and associated powers, it supports bhakti through nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine names), directing devotion to the Lord and His śakti as the rulers of creation and dissolution.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, catalog-like use of divine nomenclature and śakti-associations—useful for Purāṇic/Āgamic interpretation and mantra-oriented identification of deities, aligning with the Third Pada’s Vedāṅga-style systematic presentation.