Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

कुट्टिनी च समुद्दिष्टा तथैव कुलसुंदरी । कल्याणी कालकोला च डाकिनी शाकिनी तथा ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

kuṭṭinī ca samuddiṣṭā tathaiva kulasuṃdarī | kalyāṇī kālakolā ca ḍākinī śākinī tathā || 85 ||

Translation

Sont aussi énumérées Kuṭṭinī, et de même Kulasundarī; Kalyāṇī, Kālakolā, ainsi que Ḍākinī et Śākinī.

Word by Word

• कुट्टिनी: Procuress/bawd (name)
• कुट्टिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुट्टिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• समुद्दिष्टा: mentioned/indicated
• समुद्दिष्टा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘named/indicated/mentioned’

• तथा: thus/so
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

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

• कुलसुंदरी: Noble/family-beauty (name)
• कुलसुंदरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल + सुंदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कुलस्य सुंदरी = ‘beauty of the family/noble lady’)

• कल्याणी: Auspicious; Kalyāṇī (name)
• कल्याणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कालकोला: Kālakolā (dark/black-named one)
• कालकोला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल + कोला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (काला कोला = ‘black/dark Koḷā/Koḷā-like one’; as a proper epithet)

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

• डाकिनी: Ḍākinī (female spirit/witch; name)
• डाकिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शाकिनी: Śākinī (female spirit; name)
• शाकिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual-knowledge context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kuṭṭinī
• Kulasundarī
• Kalyāṇī
• Kālakolā
• Ḍākinī
• Śākinī

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a technical enumeration of specific named beings (often understood as female spirits/attendants) that appear in ritual-mantra contexts, reminding the practitioner that Vedic/Smārta rites include precise classifications and naming for identification and protection.

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

Indirectly: by contrasting worldly fear and occult enumerations with the stabilizing refuge of dharmic practice—devotional surrender (especially to Viṣṇu in Narada Purana’s broader teaching) is presented elsewhere as the higher safeguard beyond such troubling influences.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical aspect of technical tradition: accurate recitation and correct naming (linked to Śikṣā/phonetics and mantra-usage) in ritual catalogues, where mispronunciation or confusion of terms is considered a fault in formal procedure.