Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

वैतालमग्नि जिह्वं च कमलांतकालिनौ । एकपादं भीमरूपं विमलं हाटकेश्वरम् ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

vaitālamagni jihvaṃ ca kamalāṃtakālinau | ekapādaṃ bhīmarūpaṃ vimalaṃ hāṭakeśvaram || 31 ||

Translation

കൂടാതെ വൈതാല, അഗ്നിജിഹ്വ, കമലാന്തകാലിന; പിന്നെ ഏകപാദ, ഭീമരൂപ, വിമല, ഹാടകേശ്വരൻ.

Word by Word

• vaitālam: Vaitāla
• vaitālam: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaitāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); नाम (proper name)

• agni-jihvam: Agni-jihva (Fire-tongued)
• agni-jihvam: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + jihva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-प्राय) ‘fire-tongued’ (name)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kamalānta-kālinau: Kamalānta and Kālin (the two)
• kamalānta-kālinau: Karma (कर्म) (as named items)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक) + kālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Dual (द्विवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘Kamalānta and Kālin’ (as a dual pair/name)

• eka-pādam: Ekapāda
• eka-pādam: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘one-footed’ (name)

• bhīma-rūpam: Bhīmarūpa
• bhīma-rūpam: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः ‘having a terrible form’ (name)

• vimalam: Vimala
• vimalam: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); नाम (proper name)

• hāṭaka-īśvaram: Hāṭakeśvara
• hāṭaka-īśvaram: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hāṭaka (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘Lord of Hāṭaka’ (name)

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic listing transmitted in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (implied by epithets like Ekapada, Bhimarupa, Isvara-titles)
• Agni (implied by Agni-jihva)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a sacred name-list (nāma-saṅgraha), preserving potent epithets used in japa, stotra, and ritual recollection; such remembrance is treated as a means to focus the mind and invoke divine protection and purity.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa—devotional remembrance by reciting revered names and forms (pure, fierce, protective), training attention and reverence even when the text is in a technical/listing mode.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects nighaṇṭu-style preservation of technical divine names and epithets—useful for correct mantra/stotra usage and for understanding how specific forms (e.g., Ekapāda, Hāṭakeśvara) are invoked in ritual and recitation traditions.