Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 179

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे ललितास्तोत्र कवचसहस्रनामकथनं नामैकोननवतितमोऽध्यायाः ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde lalitāstotra kavacasahasranāmakathanaṃ nāmaikonanavatitamo'dhyāyāḥ || 89 ||

Translation

Ainsi s’achève le quatre-vingt-neuvième chapitre, intitulé «Exposé de l’Hymne à Lalitā, de l’Armure protectrice (Kavaca) et des Mille Noms (Sahasranāma)», dans la Troisième Section (Tṛtīya-pāda) du Grand Récit (Bṛhad-upākhyāna) du Pūrva-bhāga du Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: समाप्ति/उद्धरण-चिह्न (Closure/quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), इति-शब्दः (quotative/closing particle)

• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहन् (प्रातिपदिक) + नारदीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समासः (Descriptive): श्रीमत् बृहन्नारदीयम् पुराणम्

• पूर्व-भागे: in the former part
• पूर्व-भागे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: पूर्वः भागः

• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: in the great narrative (upākhyāna)
• बृहद्-उपाख्याने: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद् (प्रातिपदिक) + उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: बृहद् उपाख्यानम्

• तृतीय-पादे: in the third section (pāda)
• तृतीय-पादे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: तृतीयः पादः

• ललिता-स्तोत्र: Lalitā hymn
• ललिता-स्तोत्र: सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य-निर्देश (Specifier within title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललिता (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रातिपदिक (stem used as compound member); तत्पुरुषः: ललितायाः स्तोत्रम्

• कवच-सहस्रनाम-कथनम्: the narration of the armor and the thousand names
• कवच-सहस्रनाम-कथनम्: कर्ता/विधेय-नाम (Predicate title/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्रनाम (प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र + नामन्) + कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: कवचं च सहस्रनाम च तयोः कथनम् (title phrase)

• नाम: named
• नाम: नामनिर्देशक (Title marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (indeclinable usage) ‘नाम’ = ‘called/entitled’ (नाम-शब्दः शीर्षक-निर्देशे)

• एक-ऊन-नवति-तमः: eighty-ninth
• एक-ऊन-नवति-तमः: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊन (प्रातिपदिक) + नवति (प्रातिपदिक) + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); क्रमवाचक-विशेषणम् (ordinal): एकोननवतितमः = 89th

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता/विधेय (Subject/predicate head)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (colophonic narrator/editorial closing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Lalitā (Devī)

FAQs

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

This verse is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching as a complete unit—indicating that the stotra (praise), kavaca (protective recitation), and sahasranāma (thousand-name litany) together form a full devotional-practical cycle for Devī-upāsanā.

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

Though not doctrinal, it frames bhakti as structured practice: praising the deity (stotra), seeking divine protection through mantra-recitation (kavaca), and sustained remembrance through names (sahasranāma)—a classic Purāṇic bhakti methodology.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

As a colophon it reflects textual organization and recitation practice—useful for pāṭha-krama (reading order) and liturgical compilation—rather than a specific Vedāṅga like vyākaraṇa or jyotiṣa.