Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

वरदा वाक्यदा वाणी विविधा वेदविग्रहा । विद्या वागीश्वरी सत्या संयता च सरस्वती ॥ १३२ ॥

Transliteration

varadā vākyadā vāṇī vividhā vedavigrahā | vidyā vāgīśvarī satyā saṃyatā ca sarasvatī || 132 ||

Translation

സരസ്വതി വരദായിനി, സദ്വാക്യദായിനി; അവൾ വിവിധരൂപ വാണി, വേദവിഗ്രഹസ്വരൂപിണി. അവൾ വിദ്യ, വാഗീശ്വരി, സത്യാ, സംയതാ.

Word by Word

• वरदा: boon-giver
• वरदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + दा (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: वरं ददाति इति = ‘giver of boons’

• वाक्यदा: giver of words; bestower of speech
• वाक्यदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य + दा (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: वाक्यं ददाति इति = ‘giver of speech/utterance’

• वाणी: speech; Vāṇī
• वाणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विविधा: manifold; diverse
• विविधा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वेदविग्रहा: embodiment of the Vedas
• वेदविग्रहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वेदानां विग्रहः/विग्रहा = ‘embodiment/form of the Vedas’

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

• वागीश्वरी: mistress of speech
• वागीश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वाचः ईश्वरी = ‘mistress of speech’

• सत्या: truthful; true
• सत्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संयता: self-controlled; restrained
• संयता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + यत (धातु √यम् ‘to restrain’) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘restrained/controlled’

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

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

Speaker

Narada (in a Vedanga/vidyā context, praising Sarasvatī as Vāk and Veda-śakti)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Vani
• Veda

FAQs

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

It identifies Sarasvatī not merely as a deity of learning, but as Vāk itself—the living power behind the Vedas—linking spiritual progress to truthful, disciplined, and Veda-aligned speech.

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

Even in a technical (Vedāṅga) setting, devotion is implied through reverent praise: bhakti refines speech into truth and restraint, making one’s recitation, prayer, and teaching worthy of divine support.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds Vāk-śuddhi (purity of speech) and the competence to form correct statements—central to Śikṣā (phonetics), Vyākaraṇa (grammar), and Chandas (meter) for accurate Vedic recitation and meaning.