Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

सावित्रीपंजरं नाम सर्वरक्षाकरं नृणाम् । व्योमकेशार्लकासक्तां सुकिरीटविराजिताम् ॥ १२८ ॥

Transliteration

sāvitrīpaṃjaraṃ nāma sarvarakṣākaraṃ nṛṇām | vyomakeśārlakāsaktāṃ sukirīṭavirājitām || 128 ||

Translation

ഇത് ‘സാവിത്രീ പഞ്ജരം’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; മനുഷ്യർക്കു സർവ്വവിധ സംരക്ഷണം നൽകുന്ന കവചമാണിത്. ആകാശസമമായ കേശങ്ങളുള്ളവൾ, അലങ്കാരഗുച്ചങ്ങളാൽ ഭൂഷിത, മനോഹര കിരീടത്തിൽ ദീപ്തയായ സാവിത്രീ।

Word by Word

• sāvitrī-paṃjaram: the ‘Sāvitrī-cage’ (protective hymn/yantra)
• sāvitrī-paṃjaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī + paṃjara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र द्वितीया (object) अधिक; तत्पुरुष (सावित्र्याः पंजरम्)

• nāma: named/called
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-निपात (quotative/labeling particle)

• sarva-rakṣā-karam: bringing all protection
• sarva-rakṣā-karam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + rakṣā + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वा रक्षाः करोति)

• nṛṇām: of men/people
• nṛṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• vyoma-keśa-arlaka-āsaktām: attached to/adorning the sky-like hair with arlaka-flowers
• vyoma-keśa-arlaka-āsaktām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyoma + keśa + arlaka + āsakta (कृदन्त; सञ्ज्/आसक्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘āsakta’ (attached); तत्पुरुषसमास (…-आसक्ता)

• su-kirīṭa-virājitām: adorned with a beautiful crown
• su-kirīṭa-virājitām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + kirīṭa + virājita (कृदन्त; राज्/विराजित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त ‘virājita’ (shining/adorned); तत्पुरुषसमास

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, describing the mantra/protective hymn)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Savitrī

FAQs

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

It introduces the Sāvitrī Pañjara as a ‘protective enclosure’—a mantra-hymn intended to surround the practitioner with comprehensive spiritual and worldly protection, anchored in reverence to the Devī Sāvitrī.

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

Bhakti is expressed through contemplative praise (dhyāna-stuti) of Sāvitrī’s divine form—crown, ornaments, and cosmic hair—so devotion becomes a means of invoking her protective grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects mantra-śāstra practice linked to Vedāṅga-style ritual application: using a named protective ‘pañjara’ (rakṣā) as a structured recitation for safeguarding, a common technical feature of ritual manuals.