Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजा देवमाता गौरांगी सिंहवाहना । वराभयखङ्गचर्मभुजा पात्वधरां दिशम् ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhujā devamātā gaurāṃgī siṃhavāhanā | varābhayakhaṅgacarmabhujā pātvadharāṃ diśam || 151 ||

Translation

चार भुजाओं वाली देवमाता, गौरांगी, सिंहवाहिनी—वर और अभय-मुद्रा तथा खड्ग और चर्म धारण करने वाली—अधो दिशा की रक्षा करें।

Word by Word

• catur-bhujā: four-armed
• catur-bhujā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; dvigu—‘catvāraḥ bhujāḥ yasyāḥ sā’

• deva-mātā: mother of the gods
• deva-mātā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa—‘devānāṃ mātā’

• gaurāṃgī: golden-limbed
• gaurāṃgī: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gaura (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bahuvrīhi—‘gaurāṇi aṅgāni yasyāḥ sā’

• siṃha-vāhanā: lion-mounted
• siṃha-vāhanā: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + vāhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa—‘siṃhaḥ vāhanaṃ yasyāḥ sā’

• vara-abhaya-khaṅga-carma-bhujā: whose arms bear boon, fearlessness, sword, and shield
• vara-abhaya-khaṅga-carma-bhujā: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + abhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + carma (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa—‘vara-abhaya-khaṅga-carma (dhārayantyaḥ) bhujāḥ yasyāḥ sā’

• pātu: may (she) protect
• pātu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (पा धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra, Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada (pātv- is sandhi before vowel)

• adharām: lower
• adharām: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; diśaḥ viśeṣaṇa

• diśam: direction
• diśam: Karma (कर्म/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

Speaker

Narada (in a protective/dik-bandha style invocation within the technical-ritual context of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Devamātā (Divine Mother/Durgā)

FAQs

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

It invokes the Divine Mother as a protective शक्ति (śakti), establishing sacred security by assigning her guardianship over the “lower direction,” a common puranic-ritual motif for safeguarding space and the practitioner.

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

Bhakti is expressed through surrender and remembrance: by calling the Devamātā by her attributes (lion-mounted, four-armed, granting boons and fearlessness), the devotee entrusts protection to the deity and cultivates steadfast reliance on divine grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual procedure—directional assignment and protective invocation (dik-rakṣā/dik-bandha)—used alongside mantra and iconographic precision (weapons, mudrās) to structure rites and consecrate space.