Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
चंद्रा शिवादितिर्जीवा सर्पिणी पितृरूपिणी । अर्यम्णा च भगा सूर्या त्वाष्ट्रिमारुतिसंज्ञिका ॥ १४२ ॥
caṃdrā śivāditirjīvā sarpiṇī pitṛrūpiṇī | aryamṇā ca bhagā sūryā tvāṣṭrimārutisaṃjñikā || 142 ||
അവൾ ചന്ദ്രാ, ശിവാ, അദിതി, ജീവാ, സർപ്പിണീ, പിതൃരൂപിണീ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു; കൂടാതെ അര്യമ്ണാ, ഭഗാ, സൂര്യാ, ത്വാഷ്ട്രീ, മാരുതീ എന്ന നാമങ്ങളാലും അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; technical enumeration style)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights the many sacred epithets by which a single divine principle is invoked, showing how one power is approached through multiple Vedic names for different functions and contexts.
Bhakti is supported by correct remembrance and invocation: the verse models devotional practice through respectful recitation of recognized divine names (nāma) and forms (rūpa) used in worship and mantra.
It reflects Vedāṅga-style technical cataloguing of deity names—useful in Jyotiṣa and ritual manuals where specific epithets correspond to particular rites, timings, or mantra-usage conventions.