Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

अग्निवर्णो महोग्रश्च ततो विश्वविभूषणः । विघ्नक्षमो महासेनः सिंहा द्वात्रिंशदीरिताः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

agnivarṇo mahograśca tato viśvavibhūṣaṇaḥ | vighnakṣamo mahāsenaḥ siṃhā dvātriṃśadīritāḥ || 11 ||

Translation

Puis l’on récite ces noms : Agnivarṇa, Mahogra, Viśvavibhūṣaṇa, Vighnakṣama, Mahāsena et Siṁha ; ainsi ont été proclamés les trente-deux (noms).

Word by Word

• अग्निवर्णः: fire-colored; Agnivarṇa (name)
• अग्निवर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि + वर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महोग्रः: very fierce; Mahogra (name)
• महोग्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-उग्र (प्रातिपदिक; महा + उग्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• विश्वविभूषणः: ornament of the world; Viśvavibhūṣaṇa (name)
• विश्वविभूषणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व-विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + विभूषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विघ्नक्षमः: able against obstacles; Vighnakṣama (name)
• विघ्नक्षमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न-क्षम (प्रातिपदिक; विघ्न + क्षम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महासेनः: great-armied; Mahāsena (name)
• महासेनः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-सेन (प्रातिपदिक; महा + सेन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सिंहाः: lions (or lion-forms)
• सिंहाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• द्वात्रिंशत्: thirty-two
• द्वात्रिंशत्: Visheshana (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वा-त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्/अविकारी रूप (indeclinable-like numeral stem used with plural)

• ईरिताः: declared; mentioned
• ईरिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण/predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईरित (कृदन्त; √ईर्/ईरय् धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana in a recitation style; verse is part of a name-listing section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It completes a structured enumeration—“thirty-two names”—indicating a formal nāma-list used for remembrance and worship, where each epithet praises divine power, protection, and cosmic sovereignty.

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

By presenting devotion as nāma-smaraṇa (remembering through names): the devotee contemplates qualities such as fiery splendor, lion-like courage, and the removal of obstacles, which steadies faith and focuses the mind on the deity’s attributes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical, list-based liturgical format typical of mantra/stotra usage—useful for correct recitation and ritual sequencing (a practical concern aligned with Śikṣā/phonetics and disciplined worship procedure).