Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

जया च विजया चापि अजिता चापराजिता । नित्या विलासिनी वापि दोग्ध्यघोरा च मंगला ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

jayā ca vijayā cāpi ajitā cāparājitā | nityā vilāsinī vāpi dogdhyaghorā ca maṃgalā || 10 ||

Translation

Jaya et Vijaya, Ajitā et Aparājitā; Nityā et aussi Vilāsinī; Dogdhrī, Aghorā et Maṅgalā — tels sont les noms et formes divines ici énumérés.

Word by Word

• जया: Jayā
• जया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• विजया: Vijayā
• विजया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya/Avadhāraṇa (समुच्चय/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक (also/even)

• अजिता: Ajitā
• अजिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• अपराजिता: Aparājitā
• अपराजिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्या: Nityā
• नित्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विलासिनी: Vilāsinī
• विलासिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विकल्पार्थक (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थक (also)

• दोग्ध्री-अघोरा: Dogdhrī-Aghorā (name)
• दोग्ध्री-अघोरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोग्ध्री (प्रातिपदिक) + अघोरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: दोग्ध्री च सा अघोरा च; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक

• मङ्गला: Maṅgalā
• मङ्गला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (within a didactic enumeration, in dialogue-context with the Sanatkumara tradition of instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (as a set of divine epithets)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a sacred name-list (nāma-saṅkīrtana) that concentrates auspicious, protective, and victorious divine qualities—invoking invincibility (Ajitā/Aparājitā), eternal presence (Nityā), and well-being (Maṅgalā).

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

It models bhakti through remembrance and recitation of divine epithets: devotion is practiced as attentive naming (japa/stotra), where the devotee aligns the mind with the deity’s auspicious attributes like victory, fearlessness, and grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical stotra-structure—systematic enumeration of names used in ritual prayoga; it supports correct liturgical usage (linked to Śikṣā for recitation and Vyākaraṇa for precise forms of names) rather than astrology or complex rite-description in this single śloka.