Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

सर्वदेवपिशाकर्मो दीर्घोग्रिर्मरुसान्मस । अभ्रगुमम जाड्यं च छेदयद्वितयं रमा ॥ १२४ ॥

Transliteration

sarvadevapiśākarmo dīrghogrirmarusānmasa | abhragumama jāḍyaṃ ca chedayadvitayaṃ ramā || 124 ||

Translation

Rāmā (Lakṣmī) tranche la paire des afflictions—la lourdeur obtuse (jāḍya) et l’autre défaut qui fait obstacle—nées d’actes karmiques âpres, brûlant longuement, hantés d’esprits, ainsi que des influences desséchantes des Maruts.

Word by Word

• सर्व-देव-पिशा-कर्मा: one whose action concerns all gods and piśā(…)/piśācas (uncertain)
• सर्व-देव-पिशा-कर्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पिशा/पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठदोष/दुर्लभ—‘पिशा’ अंशः संदिग्धः

• दीर्घ-उग्रिः: Dīrghogri (name/epithet; uncertain)
• दीर्घ-उग्रिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + उग्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘उग्रि’ दुर्लभ/पाठभेद

• मरु-सान्मस: Marusānmasa (name; uncertain)
• मरु-सान्मस: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरु (प्रातिपदिक) + सान्मस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; पाठदोष/अस्पष्टपद

• अभ्र-गुमम: abhragumama (uncertain term/name)
• अभ्र-गुमम: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गुमम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट

• जाड्यम्: dullness, stupidity
• जाड्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाड्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

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

• छेदयत्-वितयम्: the cutting pair/twofold cutter (reading uncertain)
• छेदयत्-वितयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छिद् (धातु) + वितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त-समासः: ‘छेदयत्’ (वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ, Nom/Acc n. sg as stem) + ‘वितयम्’ (नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन); पाठभेद—‘द्वितयं’ अपेक्षितम्

• रमा: Ramā (Lakṣmī; name)
• रमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/śānti context; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumāras)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Rama (Lakshmi)
• Maruts

FAQs

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

It presents Lakṣmī (Rāmā) as a remover of obstructive doṣas—especially mental inertia (jāḍya) and allied impediments—showing that divine grace complements technical śānti (pacificatory) measures.

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

By attributing the cutting off of afflictions to Rāmā, the verse implies that devotion to Viṣṇu together with reverence for Lakṣmī brings inner clarity and protection from harmful influences.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse aligns with śānti-prayoga thinking found in technical traditions (Vedāṅga-adjacent usage): identifying specific doṣas (spirit-affliction, wind-related disturbance, mental dullness) and prescribing their nivṛtti through deity-centered pacification.