Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

अनंगगमना तद्वदनंगमदनातुरा । भुवनपाला गगनवेगा षष्ठी चैव ततः परम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

anaṃgagamanā tadvadanaṃgamadanāturā | bhuvanapālā gaganavegā ṣaṣṭhī caiva tataḥ param || 37 ||

Translation

‘അനംഗഗമനാ’ അതുപോലെ ‘അനംഗമദനാതുരാ’; ‘ഭുവനപാലാ’; ‘ഗഗനവേഗാ’—ഇവയാണ് നാമങ്ങൾ; ഇതിന് ശേഷം ക്രമത്തിൽ ആറാമത്തേത് വരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अनङ्ग-गमना: Anaṅgagamanā (name)
• अनङ्ग-गमना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + गमना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अनङ्गस्य गमना) — feminine nominative singular (name)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यत्व-वाचक — indeclinable ‘likewise/in the same way’

• अनङ्ग-मदन-आतुरा: Anaṅgamadanāturā (name)
• अनङ्ग-मदन-आतुरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + मदन (प्रातिपदिक) + आतुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अनङ्ग-मदनेन आतुरा/अनङ्गस्य मदनः) — feminine nominative singular (name)

• भुवन-पाला: Bhuvanapālā (protector of the worlds)
• भुवन-पाला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + पाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भुवनस्य पाला) — feminine nominative singular (name)

• गगन-वेगा: Gaganavegā (sky-swift)
• गगन-वेगा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक) + वेगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गगनस्य वेगः) — feminine nominative singular (name)

• षष्ठी: the sixth (one)
• षष्ठी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-नाम — feminine nominative singular ‘the sixth’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय — conjunction ‘and’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण — particle ‘indeed/just’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रम-वाचक — indeclinable ‘then/from that’

• परम्: next/afterwards
• परम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; क्रम-वाचक — used adverbially ‘afterwards/next’

Speaker

Suta (continuing the Purāṇic narration; this verse functions as a name-list within the chapter)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It preserves a precise sequence of sacred names/titles of Śakti-like powers, intended for orderly remembrance and mantra-style recitation rather than narrative teaching.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as nāma-smaraṇa (devotional recollection of divine names). The verse supports disciplined repetition by giving exact epithets in a fixed order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical emphasis is on correct pāṭha (recitation) and sequencing—skills aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (compound analysis such as anaṃga-gamanā, gagana-vegā) used in ritual reading and japa.