Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

करिण्योऽभ्रमुकपिलोपिंगलानुपमाः क्रमात् । ताम्रकर्णी शुभ्रदंती चांगना ह्यंजना वती ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

kariṇyo'bhramukapilopiṃgalānupamāḥ kramāt | tāmrakarṇī śubhradaṃtī cāṃganā hyaṃjanā vatī || 14 ||

Translation

ക്രമമായി കരിണികൾ: അഭ്രമുഖാ, കപിലാ, പിങ്ഗലാ, അനുപമാ; അതുപോലെ താമ്രകർണീ, ശുഭ്രദന്തീ, ചാങ്ഗനാ, അഞ്ജനവതീ എന്നും പറയപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• करिण्यः: female elephants
• करिण्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• अभ्रमुकपिलोपिङ्गलाः: (named) Abhramukā, Kapilā, Upiṅgalā
• अभ्रमुकपिलोपिङ्गलाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्र + मुक + कपिल + उपिङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समास: अभ्रमुक + कपिल + उपिङ्गल (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व), करिण्यः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• अनुपमाः: incomparable
• अनुपमाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करिण्यः इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘in order/ क्रमशः’

• ताम्रकर्णी: Tāmrakarṇī (copper-eared)
• ताम्रकर्णी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र + कर्णी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: ताम्राः कर्णाः यस्याः सा (बहुव्रीहि)

• शुभ्रदन्ती: Śubhradantī (white-tusked)
• शुभ्रदन्ती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ्र + दन्ती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समास: शुभ्राः दन्ताः यस्याः सा (बहुव्रीहि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अङ्गना: Aṅganā (name)
• अङ्गना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-भाव

• अञ्जना: Añjanā (name)
• अञ्जना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वती: possessing (…); ‘endowed’
• वती: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वत् (तद्धित-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त ‘-वती’ = ‘possessing/ endowed with’ (अञ्जना-वती इति भावः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in an enumerative, technical register within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

Its significance is primarily shastric and archival: it preserves a traditional, ordered nomenclature used in technical descriptions, reflecting the Purana’s Book 1.3 emphasis on structured knowledge and classification.

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

This specific verse does not directly teach bhakti; it functions as a technical enumeration. Indirectly, it supports dharmic practice by preserving precise traditional terminology often used in ritual, royal, or iconographic contexts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights shastric cataloging and correct naming—useful for precise transmission of knowledge (a Vyākaraṇa-like concern for exact terms), typical of Book 1.3’s technical and enumerative style.