Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

गजसिंहादिभूतानि राक्षसाञ्छाकिनीरपि । प्रयोजनानां सिद्ध्यै तु देव्याः शापं निवर्त्य च ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

gajasiṃhādibhūtāni rākṣasāñchākinīrapi | prayojanānāṃ siddhyai tu devyāḥ śāpaṃ nivartya ca || 41 ||

Translation

Des êtres-esprits semblables à l’éléphant ou au lion, ainsi que des rākṣasa et même des chākinī, sont (invoqués/propitiés) pour l’accomplissement des desseins—et aussi pour détourner la malédiction de la Déesse.

Word by Word

• गजसिंहादिभूतानि: elephant-, lion-, and other spirits
• गजसिंहादिभूतानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + सिंह + आदि + भूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुषः: "गज-सिंह-आदि" (elephant, lion, etc.) + भूतानि (spirits/beings)

• राक्षसान्: demons
• राक्षसान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शाकिनीः: śākinīs (female spirits)
• शाकिनीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): also/even

• प्रयोजनानाम्: of purposes/aims
• प्रयोजनानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सिद्ध्यै: for accomplishment
• सिद्ध्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): but/indeed

• देव्याः: of the Goddess
• देव्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• शापम्: curse
• शापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• निवर्त्य: having removed
• निवर्त्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): "having averted/removed"

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

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition in Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess)
• Rakshasas
• Chakini

FAQs

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

It frames certain fierce beings and spirit-classes as part of a remedial ritual worldview: obstacles like a Devi’s curse are addressed through prescribed rites aimed at restoring harmony and enabling the seeker’s intended goals (prayojana-siddhi).

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

Indirectly: it implies that higher order is maintained through reverence and proper appeasement within dharmic boundaries; in the Purana’s broader ethos, such remedies are ideally subordinated to sattvic worship and devotion that ultimately removes fear and impediments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice) and mantra-based remedial procedure: the verse points to pragmatic rites for obstacle-removal and curse-pacification, a theme often treated alongside technical disciplines in Book 1.3.