Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

कामिनी खेचरी गर्वा पुराणापरमेश्वरी । गौरी शिवा ह्यमेया च विमला विजया परा ॥ १३० ॥

Transliteration

kāminī khecarī garvā purāṇāparameśvarī | gaurī śivā hyameyā ca vimalā vijayā parā || 130 ||

Translation

അവൾ കാമിനീ, ഖേചരീ, ഗർവാ; പുരാണങ്ങളിൽ വർണ്ണിത പരമേശ്വരി. അവൾ ഗൗരീ, ശിവാ, അമേയാ, വിമലാ, വിജയാ, പരാ.

Word by Word

• कामिनी: Kāminī (beloved; desirous one)
• कामिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• खेचरी: sky-goer
• खेचरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खे + चरी (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: खे चरति = ‘moving in the sky’

• गर्वा: pride; the proud one
• गर्वा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (as epithet/name)

• पुराणापरमेश्वरी: the ancient Supreme Goddess
• पुराणापरमेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + परमेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: पुराणा च सा परमेश्वरी च = ‘the ancient Supreme Lady’

• गौरी: Gaurī
• गौरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शिवा: Śivā
• शिवा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात

• अमेया: immeasurable
• अमेया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चयबोधक

• विमला: very pure; stainless
• विमला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विजया: Victory; Vijaya
• विजया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परा: supreme
• परा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Book 1.3 dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gauri
• Shiva (as Śivā—Auspicious Goddess)
• Parameshvari (Supreme Goddess)

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a nāma-sūci (sequence of divine epithets), teaching that the Goddess is simultaneously cosmic (khecarī), ethical-auspicious (śivā), and transcendent (parā), and that remembering her names purifies the mind and strengthens inner victory (vijayā).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through nāma-smaraṇa and stotra—devotional recollection of the Goddess’s names—where each epithet becomes a contemplative handle: purity (vimalā), immeasurability (ameyā), and supreme refuge (parā) guide the devotee from attraction to surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta-style approach used in Purāṇic pedagogy: meaningful epithets (nāman) are recited and contemplated for their semantic power, supporting disciplined recitation (śikṣā) and focused remembrance in ritual or daily japa.