Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
मदना मोहिनी लीला जंभिनी चोद्यमा शुभा । ह्लादिनी द्राविणी प्रीती रती रक्ता मनोरमा ॥ ७९ ॥
madanā mohinī līlā jaṃbhinī codyamā śubhā | hlādinī drāviṇī prītī ratī raktā manoramā || 79 ||
នាងគឺម៉ដនា (អ្នកបង្កើតបំណង), ម៉ោហិនី (អ្នកមន្តស្នេហ៍), លីឡា (ល្បែងទេវ), ជម្ភិនី (អ្នករារាំងឲ្យស្រពិចស្រពិល), ចោទ្យមា (អ្នកជំរុញ), និងសុភា (មង្គល)។ នាងគឺហ្លាទិនី (អ្នកផ្តល់សេចក្តីរីករាយ), ដ្រាវិណី (អ្នកប្រទានទ្រព្យ), ព្រីតី (សេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់), រតី (ស្នេហា), រក្តា (ការចងចិត្ត), និងមនោរមា (អ្នកទាក់ទាញចិត្ត)។
Narada (in a didactic listing within the dialogue tradition with the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse presents a structured set of epithets describing a single divine power as multiple functions—enchantment, impulse, auspiciousness, delight, prosperity, affection, and attraction—showing how inner states and worldly outcomes are understood as manifestations of Shakti under dharmic order.
By naming these qualities as divine, the verse supports bhakti as remembrance and reverent invocation: the devotee learns to see charm, love, joy, and even attachment as energies to be purified and oriented toward the sacred through worship and disciplined devotion.
It reflects a Vedanga-style approach of precise nomenclature and categorization used in mantra and ritual recitation—careful naming (nāma) and semantic distinctions that support correct invocation, intention-setting, and auspicious framing in rites.