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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मयाद्य्रा मातरोऽष्टौ तु शक्तयो द्वाःस्थिताः स्वयम् । सेन्दुः स्वनामाघर्णाद्या ङेनमोन्ता इमे स्मृताः ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

brāhmayādyrā mātaro'ṣṭau tu śaktayo dvāḥsthitāḥ svayam | senduḥ svanāmāgharṇādyā ṅenamontā ime smṛtāḥ || 84 ||

Translation

Mulai dari Brāhmī, ada delapan Śakti-Ibu (Mātṛ-śakti) yang berdiri sendiri pada dua ambang pintu. Mereka dikenang sebagai Sa-Indu, Svanāmā, Agharṇā, dan seterusnya hingga Ṅenamontā.

Word by Word
ब्राह्म-आद्याःbeginning with Brāhmī
ब्राह्म-आद्याः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्म + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषण (adjectival) — ‘beginning with Brāhmī’
मातरःmothers (mother-goddesses)
मातरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.)
अष्टौeight
अष्टौ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)
तुindeed/and
तु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle) — emphasis/contrast
शक्तयःpowers (Śaktis)
शक्तयः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.)
द्वाःtwo
द्वाः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)
स्थिताःare stationed/stand
स्थिताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); ‘having been placed/standing’
स्वयम्by themselves
स्वयम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
स-इन्दुः(one) with Indu
स-इन्दुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); ‘with Indu’ (sa- as prefix ‘with’)
स्व-नाम-आघर्ण-आद्याःbeginning with ‘sva-nāma-āgharṇa’
स्व-नाम-आघर्ण-आद्याः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व + नाम + आघर्ण + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषण — ‘beginning with (the syllables) sva-nāma-āgharṇa’
ङे-नमो-अन्ताःending with ‘ṅe…namo’
ङे-नमो-अन्ताः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootङे + नमो + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); विशेषण — ‘ending in ṅe…namo’ (mantra-ending descriptor)
इमेthese
इमे:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); सर्वनाम (pronoun)
स्मृताःare said/are remembered
स्मृताः:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), बहुवचन (pl.); ‘are remembered/called’
Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmī
M
Mātṛ-śaktis (Eight Mothers)

FAQs

It highlights the protective and organizing role of śakti in mantra- and ritual-science: the Eight Mothers are depicted as stationed at “doorways,” implying guardianship over thresholds—both ritual boundaries and inner spiritual transitions.

Indirectly: by acknowledging divine śaktis as functional guardians within sacred practice, it supports disciplined worship where devotion is expressed through correct, reverent procedure and remembrance of divine agencies.

A technical enumeration used in ritual/recitational systems—typical of Vedanga-style cataloging—suggesting structured knowledge for mantra application, protective rites, and the “placement” of powers in ceremonial space.

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