Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170

The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma

Devanagari script

विमलादिनिषेव्या च ललिताद्यार्चिता सती । पद्मवृन्दस्थिता हृष्टा त्रिपुरापरिसेविता ॥ १७० ॥

Transliteration

vimalādiniṣevyā ca lalitādyārcitā satī | padmavṛndasthitā hṛṣṭā tripurāparisevitā || 170 ||

Translation

Elle est servie par Vimalā et les autres Déesses ; la Déesse vertueuse est adorée par Lalitā et les restantes. Demeurant au milieu d’une multitude de lotus, elle se réjouit, et Tripurā la sert continuellement.

Word by Word

• विमला-आदि-निषेव्या: to be served by Vimala and others
• विमला-आदि-निषेव्या: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमला (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + नि√सेव् (धातु) + य (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्तव्य/अनीयर्-अर्थक कृदन्त (निषेव्या = ‘सेवितव्या/सेवनीया’), ‘विमलादिभिः’ इति तृतीया-सम्बन्धः (agent in instrumental sense)

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

• ललिता-आदि-आर्चिता: worshipped by Lalita and others
• ललिता-आदि-आर्चिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ललिता (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + √अर्च् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘आर्चिता’ = ‘पूजिता’; ‘ललितादिभिः’ इति तृतीया-सम्बन्धः

• सती: Sati (the virtuous goddess)
• सती: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/विशेष-सम्बोधनार्थे (proper name/epithet)

• पद्म-वृन्द-स्थिता: situated in a cluster of lotuses
• पद्म-वृन्द-स्थिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + वृन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + √स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त ‘स्थिता’ = ‘स्थितवती’; ‘पद्मवृन्दे’ इति सप्तमी-सम्बन्धः (locative relation)

• हृष्टा: joyful
• हृष्टा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (past-participial adjective in form)

• त्रिपुरा-परिसेविता: attended/served by Tripura
• त्रिपुरा-परिसेविता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिपुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + परि√सेव् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त ‘परिसेविता’ = ‘परितः सेविता/उपासिता’; ‘त्रिपुरया’ इति तृतीया-सम्बन्धः (agent)

Speaker

Narada (as part of a descriptive hymn/section within the dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vimala
• Lalita
• Sati (Devi)
• Tripura

FAQs

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

It presents the Goddess as the center of a living tradition of upāsanā—served and worshipped by revered divine forms—highlighting her auspicious presence (lotus-abode) and the joy that arises from divine proximity and constant service.

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

Bhakti is shown through parisevā (attentive service) and arcana (worship): the verse models devotion as continual honoring of the Divine with reverence, companionship of sacred beings, and delight rooted in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse primarily supports mantra-śāstra and nāma-artha (name-and-meaning) practice: learning epithets like Vimala, Lalitā, and Tripurā aids correct recitation, contemplative identification, and structured worship (arcana) in ritual settings.