Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

सिद्धिः संपत्प्रदाचैव प्रियमंगलकारिणी । कामप्रदा निगदिता तथा दुःखविमोचिनी ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

siddhiḥ saṃpatpradācaiva priyamaṃgalakāriṇī | kāmapradā nigaditā tathā duḥkhavimocinī || 56 ||

Translation

On dit qu’elle accorde réussite et prospérité, qu’elle fait advenir ce qui est cher et de bon augure, qu’elle octroie les jouissances désirées, et qu’elle délivre aussi de la peine.

Word by Word

• सिद्धिः: Siddhi (accomplishment)
• सिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संपत्प्रदा: Saṃpat-pradā (giver of wealth)
• संपत्प्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपत्/संपत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘संपदः प्रदा’ (giver of prosperity)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• प्रिय-मंगल-कारिणी: producer of beloved auspiciousness
• प्रिय-मंगल-कारिणी: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + मंगल (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिणी/कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘प्रियं मङ्गलं करोति’ / ‘प्रियं च मङ्गलं च करोति’ (causing dear/auspiciousness)

• कामप्रदा: Kāma-pradā (giver of desires)
• कामप्रदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कामस्य प्रदा’ (giver of desires)

• निगदिता: is stated/declared
• निगदिता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative verbal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + गद् (धातु) → निगदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘(सा) निगदिता’ = “she is stated”

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

• दुःखविमोचिनी: Duḥkha-vimocinī (remover of sorrow)
• दुःखविमोचिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + विमोचिनी/विमोचिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दुःखस्य विमोचिनी’ (liberator from sorrow)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within the Third Pada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a phalaśruti (statement of results), emphasizing that the prescribed observance/knowledge leads to both worldly well-being (success, prosperity, auspiciousness) and inner relief (freedom from sorrow).

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

By promising auspicious outcomes and sorrow-removal, it supports the Narada Purana’s broader theme that sincere, rule-based practice—often paired with devotion—stabilizes the mind, nurtures faith, and makes the practitioner fit for higher devotion and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects the Vedanga-style framing of ritual/technical instruction through phala (results): it motivates correct application of procedures (vidhi) by clearly stating the benefits (siddhi, saṃpat, maṅgala, duḥkha-vimocana).