Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 156

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

हिरण्यजननी नन्दा सविसर्गा तपस्विनी । यशस्विनी सती सत्या वेदविच्चिन्मयी शुभा ॥ १५६ ॥

Transliteration

hiraṇyajananī nandā savisargā tapasvinī | yaśasvinī satī satyā vedaviccinmayī śubhā || 156 ||

Translation

Elle est la mère de l’or et de la prospérité ; elle est Nandā, la joie ; elle est la source de l’émanation et de la création, et la puissance ascétique du tapas. Elle est illustre, vertueuse, véridique ; connaisseuse des Vedas ; faite de pure conscience ; et toute auspicieuse.

Word by Word

• hiraṇya-jananī: mother/source of gold
• hiraṇya-jananī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hiraṇya (प्रातिपदिक) + jananī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (ṣaṣṭhī) 'hiraṇyasya jananī'; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• nandā: Nandā (delightful one)
• nandā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• sa-visargā: having emission/creation (creative)
• sa-visargā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/स-प्रातिपदिक) + visargā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) 'visargā saha'; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; epithet

• tapasvinī: ascetic woman
• tapasvinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agent noun 'ascetic'

• yaśasvinī: glorious
• yaśasvinī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• satī: virtuous
• satī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'virtuous/true'

• satyā: truthful
• satyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• veda-vit-cin-mayī: Veda-knowing, consciousness-formed
• veda-vit-cin-mayī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vit (विद्-प्रातिपदिक, 'knower') + cit (चित्-प्रातिपदिक) + mayī (मयी-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Complex tatpuruṣa chain: 'veda-vit' (knower of Veda) + 'cin-mayī' (made of consciousness); Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana’s didactic frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a concise stuti by listing divine attributes: prosperity (hiraṇya), joy (nandā), creative power (visarga), tapas, truth (satya), Vedic wisdom (veda-vit), and pure consciousness (cinmayī). It presents the divine as both worldly beneficence and the highest consciousness, aligning devotion with inner realization.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma–guṇa-kīrtana (praising names and qualities). By contemplating the deity as auspicious, truthful, and consciousness itself, devotion becomes both reverence and meditation, refining the mind toward sattva and steadiness in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The epithet veda-vit emphasizes scriptural competence as a support for correct mantra usage and ritual accuracy—key concerns in Vedanga-oriented sections—while tapasvinī highlights disciplined practice as the practical means for attaining efficacy in sādhanā.