Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

पादुकादिकसिद्धीशा तथा विजयदायिनी । कामरूपप्रदा वेतालरूपा च पिशाचिका ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

pādukādikasiddhīśā tathā vijayadāyinī | kāmarūpapradā vetālarūpā ca piśācikā || 112 ||

Translation

Elle est la puissance présidant aux siddhis liés aux pādukās (sandales sacrées) et à des objets talismaniques semblables; elle accorde la victoire. Elle confère le pouvoir de prendre toute forme désirée, et se manifeste aussi sous l’aspect d’un vetāla et comme une piśācikā.

Word by Word

• पादुकादिकसिद्धीशा: mistress of siddhis like ‘pādukā’ etc.
• पादुकादिकसिद्धीशा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका-आदि-क-सिद्धि-ईशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पादुकादिक-सिद्धीनाम् ईशा = ‘mistress of siddhis such as the pādukā etc.’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (likewise)

• विजयदायिनी: giver of victory
• विजयदायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजय-दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (विजयं दायिनी = ‘giver of victory’)

• कामरूपप्रदा: giver of desired forms
• कामरूपप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-रूप-प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (कामरूपं प्रदा = ‘giver of desired forms’)

• वेतालरूपा: vetāla-formed; in the form of a vetāla
• वेतालरूपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेताल-रूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (वेतालस्य रूपा = ‘having the form of a vetāla’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• पिशाचिका: a piśācī; female goblin
• पिशाचिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाचिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada within the technical-sciences section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Vetala
• Pisachika

FAQs

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

It catalogues specific siddhi-forms and their perceived results (victory, kāmarūpa), showing how the text classifies occult attainments as part of technical/ritual knowledge rather than as the ultimate spiritual goal.

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

Indirectly: by naming alluring powers (victory, shape-shifting, spirit-forms), it highlights distractions that can arise in practice—implying that a bhakta should prioritize devotion to the Divine over fascination with siddhis.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the text’s technical strand—ritual-mantric classifications of results and “presiding powers” of siddhis—aligned with applied disciplines (prayoga/ritual procedure) that accompany Vedanga-style practical learning.