Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

श्रीकरी शिवतावासकारिणी सर्वसिद्धिदा । अथ ते नवमीं नित्यां त्वरितां नाम नारद ॥ १२८ ॥

Transliteration

śrīkarī śivatāvāsakāriṇī sarvasiddhidā | atha te navamīṃ nityāṃ tvaritāṃ nāma nārada || 128 ||

Translation

彼女は福徳を授け、吉祥なるシヴァの性を内に住まわせ、あらゆる成就を与える。いま、ナーラダよ、常に守られる第九日（ナヴァミー）の誓戒、「トヴァリター」と名づくるものを汝に語ろう。

Word by Word

• श्रीकरी: bestower of prosperity
• श्रीकरी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री-करि(णि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: श्रीम् करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष) ‘bestowing prosperity’

• शिवता-आवास-कारिणी: maker of an abode of auspiciousness
• शिवता-आवास-कारिणी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिवता-आवास-कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: शिवता (auspiciousness) + आवास (abode) + कारिणी (maker)

• सर्वसिद्धिदा: giver of all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि-दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: सर्व (all) + सिद्धि (success) + दा (giver)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative) एकवचन ‘to you’ (वैकल्पिकं: षष्ठी ‘of you’)

• नवमीम्: the ninth (one)
• नवमीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘the ninth (name/form)’

• नित्याम्: everlasting/constant
• नित्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नवमीम्/त्वरिताम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• त्वरिताम्: Tvaritā (the swift goddess)
• त्वरिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवीनाम (name of a goddess)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (naming particle)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Tvaritā-vrata (Navamī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Tvarita
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse introduces Tvaritā as a power that grants prosperity and “all siddhis,” framing the Navamī observance as a disciplined, repeatable vrata that purifies and empowers the practitioner through Devi-upāsanā.

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

It presents bhakti in a vrata-form: steady, “nitya” observance directed to a named deity (Tvaritā), where devotion is expressed through regular worship and yields auspiciousness (śivatā) and spiritual attainments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical/ritual timing via the lunar tithi (Navamī), a key practical element used in vrata-dharma; correct tithi-based observance is central to Purāṇic ritual instruction.