Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

तथा यामलवेधाख्या शाक्ते वेदस्वरूपिणी । तथा शांभववेधा च भावनासिद्धिसृचिनी ॥ १३९ ॥

Transliteration

tathā yāmalavedhākhyā śākte vedasvarūpiṇī | tathā śāṃbhavavedhā ca bhāvanāsiddhisṛcinī || 139 ||

Translation

അതുപോലെ ശാക്തപരമ്പരയിൽ ‘യാമല-വേധ’ എന്നൊരു മാർഗ്ഗമുണ്ട്; അത് വേദസ്വരൂപിണി. അതുപോലെ ‘ശാംഭവ-വേധ’യും ഉണ്ട്; ഭാവനാസാധനയാൽ സിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നതാണ്.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise)

• यामलवेधाख्या: named ‘Yāmala-vedha’
• यामलवेधाख्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यामल (प्रातिपदिक) + वेध (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (यामलवेध इति आख्या यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शाक्ते: in the Śākta (tradition/text)
• शाक्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (पाठभेदसम्भव), सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• वेदस्वरूपिणी: having the nature of the Veda
• वेदस्वरूपिणी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य स्वरूपं यस्याः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• शांभववेधा: (the) Śāmbhava-vedhā (name)
• शांभववेधा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाम्भव (प्रातिपदिक) + वेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (as a name/title)

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

• भावनासिद्धिसृचिनी: producing accomplishment through contemplation
• भावनासिद्धिसृचिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भावना (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + सृचिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (भावनया सिद्धिः; तां सृजति/जनयति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Vedāṅga/technical-sciences section, in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Shiva (Shambhu)

FAQs

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

It classifies specific Śākta and Śaiva ‘vedha’ methods as Veda-aligned disciplines and emphasizes that true attainment arises from sustained bhāvanā (inner contemplative cultivation), not mere external technique.

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

By linking Śākta/Śaiva practice to Vedic authority and to bhāvanā-siddhi, the verse points to an inward, faith-filled absorption in the chosen deity’s principle—devotion maturing into steady contemplation that yields spiritual accomplishment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is a technical taxonomy of sādhanā: certain methods are treated as ‘Veda-svarūpa’ (Veda-consistent), and their efficacy is tied to bhāvanā (disciplined visualization/meditation), a key applied principle in ritual-technical traditions.