Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

तीव्राख्या ज्वालिनी नंदा भोगदा कामरूपाणी । अग्रा तेजोवती सत्या नवमी विध्ननाशिनी ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

tīvrākhyā jvālinī naṃdā bhogadā kāmarūpāṇī | agrā tejovatī satyā navamī vidhnanāśinī || 22 ||

Translation

അവൾ തീവ്രാ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; അവൾ ജ്വാലിനീ—ദീപ്തജ്വാല; അവൾ നന്ദാ—ആനന്ദദായിനി. അവൾ ഭോഗദാ, ഇഷ്ടരൂപധാരിണി കാമരൂപിണീ. അവൾ അഗ്രാ, തേജോവതി, സത്യസ്വരൂപിണി, നവമി, വിഘ്നനാശിനി.

Word by Word

• तीव्राख्या: (she who is) named ‘Tīvra’/having the epithet Tīvra
• तीव्राख्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative): ‘तीव्रा’ इति आख्या यस्याः/या

• ज्वालिनी: Jvālinī (the flaming one)
• ज्वालिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वालिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/विशेष-नाम (proper name/epithet)

• नन्दा: Nandā
• नन्दा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• भोगदा: giver of enjoyment/boons
• भोगदा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोग + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: ‘भोगं ददाति’ इति (giver of enjoyment)

• कामरूपाणी: one who assumes forms at will
• कामरूपाणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘कामरूपा’ (having desired form; assuming forms at will)

• अग्रा: foremost/first
• अग्रा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• तेजोवती: radiant
• तेजोवती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing radiance)

• सत्या: true; Satyā
• सत्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/नाम (true; Satyā as epithet)

• नवमी: the ninth
• नवमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• विध्ननाशिनी: destroyer of obstacles
• विध्ननाशिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + नाशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘विघ्नान् नाशयति’ (destroyer of obstacles)

Speaker

Narada (within a didactic recitation context addressed to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Shakti) as the referent of the epithets

FAQs

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

It presents a sequence of powerful epithets describing the Goddess as intense, radiant truth and as the remover of obstacles—implying that remembrance/recitation aligns the practitioner with tejas, auspiciousness, and unobstructed spiritual progress.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa (devotional recollection of divine names): praising her as Nandā, Satyā, and Vidhnanāśinī cultivates trust, surrender, and steadiness in practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects mantra/stotra application—using precise divine epithets for sankalpa and ritual intent (e.g., prosperity as bhogadā, obstacle-removal as vidhnanāśinī), a practical feature of technical religious practice emphasized in Book 1.3.