Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

त्वं देवि जगतां माता विष्णुमाया सनातनी । कृष्णमायादिदेवी च कृष्णप्राणाधिके शुभे ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

tvaṃ devi jagatāṃ mātā viṣṇumāyā sanātanī | kṛṣṇamāyādidevī ca kṛṣṇaprāṇādhike śubhe || 46 ||

Translation

ഹേ ദേവി, നീ ജഗത്തുകളുടെ മാതാവ്, വിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ സനാതനമായ മായ. നീ കൃഷ്ണമായയുടെ ആദിദേവിയും; ഹേ ശുഭേ, നീ കൃഷ്ണന്റെ പ്രാണത്തേക്കാൾ പോലും പ്രിയതമേ.

Word by Word

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• जगताम्: of the worlds
• जगताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• माता: mother
• माता: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Appositive to त्वम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णु-माया: Viṣṇu’s māyā
• विष्णु-माया: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘विष्णोः माया’

• सनातनी: eternal
• सनातनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृष्ण-माया-आदि-देवी: the primordial goddess of Kṛṣṇa’s māyā
• कृष्ण-माया-आदि-देवी: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Appositive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (निर्धारण/षष्ठी-भाव): ‘कृष्णमायायाः आदिः देवी’ (the primordial goddess of Kṛṣṇa’s māyā)

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

• कृष्ण-प्राण-अधि-के: O one dearer than Kṛṣṇa’s life
• कृष्ण-प्राण-अधि-के: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कृष्णस्य प्राणात् अधिका’ (dearer than Kṛṣṇa’s life)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada, praising the Goddess as Vishnu/Krishna’s divine potency)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Vishnu
• Krishna
• Maya

FAQs

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

It identifies the Goddess as Jagat-mātā and as the eternal divine power (Māyā/Śakti) of Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa, teaching that devotion to Bhagavān is inseparable from honoring His supreme potency.

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

By praising the Goddess as Kṛṣṇa’s most beloved power and the mother of the worlds, it frames bhakti as reverent surrender to the Lord together with His śakti—seeing divine grace as the source of protection, guidance, and realization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; rather, it supplies theological vocabulary (Māyā, Śakti, Jagat-mātā) that underpins how mantras, stotras, and ritual praise are properly directed in Purāṇic practice.