Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

नानाशस्त्राणि दधतीं त्रिनेत्रां शशिशेखराम् । कंकणांगदहाराढ्यां क्वणन्नूपुरकान्विताम् ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

nānāśastrāṇi dadhatīṃ trinetrāṃ śaśiśekharām | kaṃkaṇāṃgadahārāḍhyāṃ kvaṇannūpurakānvitām || 77 ||

Translation

അവൾ നാനാവിധ ശസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ധരിച്ചവൾ; ത്രിനേത്രയും ശശിശേഖരയും. കങ്കണം, അങ്കദം, ഹാരം എന്നിവയാൽ സമൃദ്ധയായി, നടപ്പിൽ മുഴങ്ങുന്ന നൂപുരങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തയായി॥

Word by Word

• नाना: various
• नाना: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थे (adverbial/indeclinable used as qualifier)

• शस्त्राणि: weapons
• शस्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• दधतीम्: bearing / holding
• दधतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धा (धातु) → दधत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्रिनेत्राम्: three-eyed
• त्रिनेत्राम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिनेत्रा (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + नेत्र)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि नेत्राणि यस्याः)

• शशिशेखराम्: having the moon as a crest
• शशिशेखराम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शशिशेखरा (प्रातिपदिक; शशि + शेखर)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शशिः शेखरः यस्याः)

• कङ्कणाङ्गदहाराढ्याम्: rich in bracelets, armlets, and necklaces
• कङ्कणाङ्गदहाराढ्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कङ्कणाङ्गदहाराढ्या (प्रातिपदिक; कङ्कण + अङ्गद + हार + आढ्या)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वपूर्वपदसमाहारः + बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-विशेषण (कङ्कण-अङ्गद-हारैः आढ्या)

• क्वणत्: tinkling / sounding
• क्वणत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्वण् (धातु) → क्वणत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (as compound member), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण

• नूपुरकान्विताम्: endowed with anklets
• नूपुरकान्विताम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नूपुरकान्विता (प्रातिपदिक; नूपुरक + अन्विता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नूपुरकैः अन्विता)

Speaker

Narada (narrating/teaching within the dialogue tradition of Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess)
• Trinetra (three-eyed form)
• Shashishekharā (moon-crested form)

FAQs

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

The verse teaches devotional visualization (dhyāna) through precise sacred iconography—seeing the Goddess as armed, three-eyed, moon-crested, and ornamented—so the mind becomes steady and reverent in worship.

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

By presenting a vivid, beautiful, and awe-inspiring form of the Divine Mother, it supports bhakti through remembrance and contemplation, turning attention from ordinary perception to sacred presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse mainly reflects chandas-aligned poetic description and disciplined mantra-style visualization used in ritual recitation; it is less about a specific Vedanga rule and more about liturgical application in worship.