Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

सन्निधानेषु चापाख्या तथा पाशांकुशाभिधा । नमस्कृतिस्तथा संक्षोभणी विद्रावणी तथा ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

sannidhāneṣu cāpākhyā tathā pāśāṃkuśābhidhā | namaskṛtistathā saṃkṣobhaṇī vidrāvaṇī tathā || 46 ||

Translation

Dans les rites visant à faire venir (une divinité ou une puissance) en proximité, il est un procédé nommé Cāpa ; de même ceux appelés Pāśa et Aṅkuśa. Il y a aussi le rite de Namaskṛti, ainsi que Saṃkṣobhaṇī (qui ébranle) et Vidrāvaṇī (qui repousse).

Word by Word

• सन्निधानेषु: in (their) presences/nearby places
• सन्निधानेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुं), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural/बहुवचन)

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

• अपाख्या: Apākhyā (name)
• अपाख्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपाख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• पाश-अङ्कुश-अभिधा: Pāśāṅkuśābhidhā (named ‘Noose-and-Goad’)
• पाश-अङ्कुश-अभिधा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + अभिधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative) with naming-sense; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘पाश’ and ‘अङ्कुश’ as paired designation

• नमस्कृतिः: Namaskṛti (salutation; name)
• नमस्कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् + कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘नमस्करणम्’ sense

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• संक्षोभणी: Saṃkṣobhaṇī (the agitator; name)
• संक्षोभणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + क्षुभ् (धातु) → संक्षोभणी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-नाम (agitator; causing disturbance)

• विद्रावणी: Vidrāvaṇī (the disperser; name)
• विद्रावणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + द्रु (धातु) → विद्रावणी (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कृदन्त-नाम (one who makes flee/drives away)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada, within a technical/vidyā-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It classifies specific mantra-prayogas (named ritual operations) by function—invoking presence, restraining/controlling, saluting, stirring energy, or repelling—showing that sacred speech is applied with precise intent and ethical responsibility.

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

By highlighting “namaskṛti” (salutation) and “sannidhāna” (bringing the divine into nearness), it frames devotion as a disciplined approach to divine presence—where reverence and right procedure support focused worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, Vedanga-adjacent ritual taxonomy: the verse lists functional categories of mantra-application (prayoga) used in worship and protective rites—invocation (sannidhāna), control (pāśa/aṅkuśa), agitation (saṃkṣobhaṇī), and repulsion (vidrāvaṇī).