Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

अशोका ह्यमला पूर्णा पूर्णा भाग्योद्यता तथा । विवेका विभवा विश्वा वितता च प्रकीर्तिता ॥ १२९ ॥

Transliteration

aśokā hyamalā pūrṇā pūrṇā bhāgyodyatā tathā | vivekā vibhavā viśvā vitatā ca prakīrtitā || 129 ||

Translation

On la proclame Aśokā (sans chagrin), Amalā (sans tache), Pūrṇā—plénitude parfaite—et aussi Bhāgyodyatā (fortunée et toujours entreprenante) ; elle est Vivekā (discernement), Vibhavā (prospérité), Viśvā (qui pénètre tout) et Vitatā (amplement déployée).

Word by Word

• अशोका: sorrowless
• अशोका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (epithet)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle ‘indeed/for’)

• अमला: spotless; pure
• अमला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूर्णा: full; complete
• पूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पूर्णा: fully complete
• पूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (repetition for emphasis)

• भाग्योद्यता: prosperity-ready; fortunate and active
• भाग्योद्यता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाग्य + उद्यता (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): भाग्यस्य उद्यता = ‘raised by/ready with fortune’

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थक

• विवेका: discernment
• विवेका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (as epithet/name)

• विभवा: splendour; power
• विभवा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (as epithet/name)

• विश्वा: all-encompassing; universal
• विश्वा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वितता: spread out; extensive
• वितता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वितत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• प्रकीर्तिता: is proclaimed; is celebrated
• प्रकीर्तिता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—predicate epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + कीर्त (धातु √कीर्त्/√कीर् ‘to praise/mention’) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘praised/declared’

Speaker

Narada (in an instructional/definitional listing within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a mantra-like proclamation of auspicious attributes—purity (amalā), completeness (pūrṇā), discernment (vivekā), and expansive universality (viśvā/vitatā)—indicating a perfected, beneficent spiritual principle that removes sorrow (aśokā) and grants well-being.

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

By praising divine qualities as names (nāma) and attributes, the verse supports bhakti through remembrance and recitation: devotion is cultivated by contemplating the Lord’s/Deity’s auspicious powers—purity, wholeness, and grace—leading the mind away from grief and toward steadiness and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the Vedanga-style use of precise epithets for doctrinal and ritual utility—useful for mantra application, semantic clarity (nirukta-like naming), and disciplined recitation (śikṣā), where each term encodes a specific spiritual function (purification, completeness, prosperity, discrimination).