Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

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

Devanagari script

गौरी पाशांकुशधरा टंकशूलधरो हरः । रतिः पद्मकरा पुष्पबाणचापधरः स्मरः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

gaurī pāśāṃkuśadharā ṭaṃkaśūladharo haraḥ | ratiḥ padmakarā puṣpabāṇacāpadharaḥ smaraḥ || 27 ||

Translation

ഗൗരീ പാശവും അങ്കുശവും ധരിക്കുന്നു; ഹരൻ (ശിവൻ) ടങ്കവും ത്രിശൂലവും ധരിക്കുന്നു. രതി പദ്മം ധരിക്കുന്നു; സ്മരൻ (കാമൻ) പുഷ്പബാണങ്ങളും ധനുസ്സും ധരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• गौरी: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पाश-अंकुश-धरा: bearing a noose and goad
• पाश-अंकुश-धरा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of गौरी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अंकुश (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धरा’ = धृ-धातोः क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि), ‘धारयन्ती/धारिणी’ (bearing)

• टंक-शूल-धरः: bearing a hatchet and trident
• टंक-शूल-धरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of हरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: टंक (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धरः’ = धृ-धातोः क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रतिः: Rati
• रतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पद्म-करा: lotus-handed / holding a lotus
• पद्म-करा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of रतिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘करा’ = कर-शब्दः (hand)

• पुष्प-बाण-चाप-धरः: bearing a bow and arrows of flowers
• पुष्प-बाण-चाप-धरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of स्मरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + चाप (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धरः’ = धृ-धातोः क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि)

• स्मरः: Smara (Kāma)
• स्मरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic listing of deities and their iconographic attributes, as part of Vedanga-style technical description)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gauri
• Hara (Shiva)
• Rati
• Smara (Kama)

FAQs

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

It encodes dhyāna-ready iconography: by naming each deity’s defining emblems, the verse supports correct visualization and ritual remembrance, a common technical method in Purāṇic and Vedāṅga-informed practice.

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

Bhakti is strengthened through clear form-based remembrance (saguṇa-smaraṇa): the devotee contemplates Gaurī, Śiva, Rati, and Kāma with their emblems, stabilizing attention and reverence during worship and recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, cataloging approach akin to Vedāṅga-adjacent ritual detail: standardized identifiers (weapons/symbols) ensure precision in mantra-linked visualization and pūjā procedure.