Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

ततो देवी महालक्ष्मीश्चक्राद्यांगोत्थतेजसा । श्रीर्बभूवमुनिश्रेष्ठ मूर्ता व्याप्तजगत्त्रया ॥ ५४ ॥

Transliteration

tato devī mahālakṣmīścakrādyāṃgotthatejasā | śrīrbabhūvamuniśreṣṭha mūrtā vyāptajagattrayā || 54 ||

Translation

Alors la Déesse Mahālakṣmī—Śrī elle-même—se manifesta en une forme incarnée, née de l’éclat flamboyant jailli des membres divins, à commencer par le disque (cakra). Ô le meilleur des sages, elle pénétra les trois mondes.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन

• महा-लक्ष्मीः: Mahālakṣmī
• महा-लक्ष्मीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन

• चक्र-आदि-अङ्ग-उत्थ-तेजसा: by the radiance arising from (weapons/limbs) like the discus
• चक्र-आदि-अङ्ग-उत्थ-तेजसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; उत्-स्था) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instr.), एकवचन; ‘चक्राद्यङ्गोत्थ’ = arising from limbs/weapons like the discus

• श्रीः: Śrī (splendour/fortune)
• श्रीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन

• बभूव: became/manifested
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: O best of sages
• मुनि-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Voc.), एकवचन

• मूर्ता: embodied/manifest
• मूर्ता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; मूर्छ्/मूर्त-प्रयोग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; विशेषण (embodied/manifest)

• व्याप्त-जगत्-त्रया: pervading the three worlds
• व्याप्त-जगत्-त्रया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप्त (कृदन्त, व्याप् धातु) + जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); ‘जगत्त्रयम् व्याप्ता’ (pervading the three worlds)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahalakshmi
• Shri

FAQs

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

It presents Śrī (Mahālakṣmī) as a cosmic, all-pervading power who becomes perceptible in form—linking auspiciousness, divine radiance, and the sustenance of the three worlds.

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

By portraying Śrī as manifest and world-pervading, the verse supports bhakti as worship of a living, accessible divinity—where devotion to the Lord is naturally accompanied by reverence for Śrī as his auspicious, gracious presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly uses purāṇic iconographic language (cakra and divine limbs) rather than a direct Vedāṅga rule; as a takeaway, it models precise nirukti-style interpretation of compounds (e.g., cakrādy-aṅgottha-tejasā) to extract meaning from technical Sanskrit formations.