Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

प्रमोदा रागिणी सिद्धा पद्मिनी च रतिप्रिया । कल्याणदा कलादक्षा ततश्च सुरसुन्दरी ॥ ११६ ॥

Transliteration

pramodā rāgiṇī siddhā padminī ca ratipriyā | kalyāṇadā kalādakṣā tataśca surasundarī || 116 ||

Translation

അവർ പ്രമോദാ, രാഗിണി, സിദ്ധാ, പദ്മിനി, രതിപ്രിയാ; കല്യാണദാ, കലാദക്ഷാ, പിന്നെ സുരസുന്ദരി.

Word by Word

• प्रमोदा: Pramodā (joyful one; name)
• प्रमोदा: Karta (कर्ता/नामनिर्देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमोदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम

• रागिणी: Rāgiṇī (passionate one; name)
• रागिणी: Karta (कर्ता/नामनिर्देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रागिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम/विशेषण

• सिद्धा: accomplished, perfected
• सिद्धा: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भावः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (accomplished/perfected)

• पद्मिनी: Padminī (lotus-like; name)
• पद्मिनी: Karta (कर्ता/नामनिर्देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (lotus-like woman)

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

• रतिप्रिया: dear to Rati / fond of love
• रतिप्रिया: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रति + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रतेः प्रिया)

• कल्याणदा: giver of auspiciousness
• कल्याणदा: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल्याण + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (कल्याणं ददाति इति)

• कलादक्षा: skilled in arts
• कलादक्षा: Karta (कर्ता/विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कला + दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कलायां/कलानां दक्षः)

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/काल-निर्देशः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रम/अनन्तर-अर्थे (then/thereafter)

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

• सुरसुन्दरी: Surasundarī (celestial beauty; name)
• सुरसुन्दरी: Karta (कर्ता/नामनिर्देशः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणां सुन्दरी)

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Vedanga-focused discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a precise enumerative list of auspicious feminine epithets—qualities such as delight, accomplishment, lotus-like purity, and bestowing welfare—used to support disciplined remembrance and recitation in a technical/structured style.

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

By presenting divine or auspicious names in a memorably ordered sequence, it supports nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance through names), a common bhakti method where devotion is stabilized through repeated recitation and contemplation of uplifting attributes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a Vedanga-friendly mnemonic style: carefully metered name-lists suited for śikṣā (recitation discipline) and vyākaraṇa-informed clarity of compounds/epithets, aiding accurate oral transmission.