Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

विभूतिर्विनता चैव विविधा विनता क्रमात् । कमला कामिनी चैव किराता कीर्तिरूपिणी ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

vibhūtirvinatā caiva vividhā vinatā kramāt | kamalā kāminī caiva kirātā kīrtirūpiṇī || 84 ||

Translation

On la nomme Vibhūti; on la nomme aussi Vinatā; puis, selon l’ordre, Vividhā et de nouveau Vinatā; de même Kamalā et Kāminī; et encore Kirātā — celle dont la forme même est la Renommée (Kīrti-rūpiṇī).

Word by Word

• विभूतिः: Splendour/manifest power (name)
• विभूतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनता: Humble/bowed (name Vinatā)
• विनता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

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

• विविधा: Varied/manifold (name)
• विविधा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनता: Humble; Vinatā
• विनता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (repeated epithet/name)

• क्रमात्: successively/in order
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभाव (instrumental used adverbially): ‘क्रमात्’ = ‘in order/successively’

• कमला: Lotus; Kamalā (name)
• कमला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कामिनी: Beloved woman; desirous one (name)
• कामिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

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

• किराता: Kirātā (name; huntress/tribal woman)
• किराता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नामरूपेण)

• कीर्तिरूपिणी: Embodiment of fame
• कीर्तिरूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्ति + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कीर्तेः रूपिणी = ‘having the form of fame’)

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic recitation within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kamalā (Lakṣmī epithet)
• Kīrti (personified fame)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a sacred enumeration of epithets—presenting divine qualities (splendour, humility, abundance, fame) as names to be remembered and recited, turning attributes into objects of contemplation.

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

By offering multiple reverential names (especially Lakṣmī-linked epithets like Kamalā), it supports nāma-smaraṇa (devotional remembrance of names), a practical bhakti method emphasized across Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a nighaṇṭu-like (lexical) and vyākaraṇa-aware approach: understanding how epithets and compounds (e.g., kīrti-rūpiṇī) convey precise meanings in structured recitation.