Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola
Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography
दुर्गेति भद्रकालीति चण्डी माहेश्वरीत्यपि । कौमारी वैष्णवी चेति वाराह्येन्द्री च शाम्भवी ॥ १४ ॥
durgeti bhadrakālīti caṇḍī māheśvarītyapi | kaumārī vaiṣṇavī ceti vārāhyendrī ca śāmbhavī || 14 ||
അവൾ ‘ദുർഗ്ഗ’, ‘ഭദ്രകാളി’, ‘ചണ്ഡി’, കൂടാതെ ‘മാഹേശ്വരി’ എന്നിങ്ങനെ സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; ‘കൗമാരി’ ‘വൈഷ്ണവി’ രൂപത്തിലും; അതുപോലെ ‘വാരാഹി’, ‘ഇന്ദ്രി’, ‘ശാംഭവി’ എന്ന നാമങ്ങളാലും കീർത്തിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that the one Supreme Śakti is invoked through many sacred names, each highlighting a distinct power (śakti) and function—protection (Durgā), auspicious fierce grace (Bhadrakālī), and divine sovereignty through the deities’ energies.
By listing reverential names, it models nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine names) as a direct bhakti practice—approaching the Goddess through her epithets and recognizing her presence in multiple divine manifestations.
Primarily Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta in practice: understanding names (nāma), their derivations and meanings, and using correct recitation of epithets for stuti and japa in ritual contexts.