Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

कपिरूपा च गोघंटा वानरी च नराश्विनी । नगा गौर्हस्तिनी चेति तथा षट्चक्रवासिनी ॥ १४९ ॥

Transliteration

kapirūpā ca goghaṃṭā vānarī ca narāśvinī | nagā gaurhastinī ceti tathā ṣaṭcakravāsinī || 149 ||

Translation

അവൾ കപിരൂപിണി, ‘ഗോഘണ്ടാ’ എന്ന നാമത്താൽ പ്രസിദ്ധ; വാനരീ, നരാശ്വിനീ; കൂടാതെ നാഗാ, ഗൗർ, ഹസ്തിനീ—ഇങ്ങനെ അവൾ ഷട്ചക്രവാസിനിയായ അധിഷ്ഠാത്രി.

Word by Word

• कपिरूपा: monkey-formed
• कपिरूपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'कपेः रूपा' = having the form of a monkey

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• गोघंटा: cow-bell
• गोघंटा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + घण्टा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'गोः घण्टा' = cow-bell

• वानरी: female monkey
• वानरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• नराश्विनी: narāśvinī (a named/epithet form)
• नराश्विनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'नरः अश्वः इव/नर-अश्विनी' = woman with man/horse-like aspect (contextual epithet)

• नगा: mountain(-like)/nāgā (name/epithet)
• नगा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गौः: cow
• गौः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हस्तिनी: female elephant
• हस्तिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/समाप्तिबोधक (quotative/marker: 'thus')

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• षट्चक्रवासिनी: she who dwells in the six cakras
• षट्चक्रवासिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थ: 'षट्-चक्रेषु वासिनी' = dwelling in the six wheels (cakras)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue, instructing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It identifies multiple symbolic epithets and forms of the presiding śakti/devatā and concludes that she abides in the six cakras, pointing to inner worship (antar-yāga) through the subtle body rather than only external ritual.

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

By naming the indwelling power within the ṣaṭcakras, it supports a devotional approach where the seeker reveres the Divine as present inside the body—transforming yogic contemplation into personal devotion directed to the presiding divinity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse is primarily technical (mantra-devatā nomenclature and cakra-vinyāsa). Practically, it reflects disciplined recitation and correct identification of epithets (linked with śikṣā/phonetics and mantra-śāstra usage) in inner ritual or yogic practice.