Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 162

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

गारुडा चान्नपूर्णा चाप्यश्वरूढा नवात्मिका । गौरी च देवी हृदया लक्षदा च मतंगिनी ॥ १६२ ॥

Transliteration

gāruḍā cānnapūrṇā cāpyaśvarūḍhā navātmikā | gaurī ca devī hṛdayā lakṣadā ca mataṃginī || 162 ||

Translation

അവൾ ‘ഗാരുഡാ’, ‘അന്നപൂർണാ’, ‘അശ്വരൂഢാ’, ‘നവാത്മികാ’, ‘ഗൗരീ’, ‘ദേവീ’, ‘ഹൃദയാ’, ‘ലക്ഷദാ’, ‘മതംഗിനീ’ എന്നീ നാമ-രൂപങ്ങളാലും ആരാധ്യയാണ്.

Word by Word

• गारुडा: Gāruḍā
• गारुडा: कर्तृ/विशेष्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम/विशेषण (epithet)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अन्न-पूर्णा: Annapūrṇā
• अन्न-पूर्णा: कर्तृ/विशेष्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयार्थः: ‘full of food’ (name Annapūrṇā)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: समुच्चय/अवधारण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• अश्व-रूढा: mounted on a horse
• अश्व-रूढा: कर्तृ/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्व + रूढ (√रुह् धातु; क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त: ‘mounted on a horse’

• नव-आत्मिका: having nine forms
• नव-आत्मिका: कर्तृ/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव + आत्मन् + इक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘having nine forms/natures’

• गौरी: Gaurī
• गौरी: कर्तृ/विशेष्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• देवी: Goddess
• देवी: कर्तृ/विशेष्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सामान्यनाम (common noun/title)

• हृदया: heart-centered; dear
• हृदया: कर्तृ/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण: ‘heart(-like)/dear/inner’ (contextual epithet)

• लक्ष-दा: giver of lakṣas (abundance)
• लक्ष-दा: कर्तृ/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष + दा (√दा धातु; प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘giver of lakṣa (hundred-thousands)/marks’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• मतंगिनी: Mataṅginī
• मतंगिनी: कर्तृ/विशेष्य
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतंगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (epithet/proper name)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Annapurna
• Gauri
• Devi
• Garuḍā
• Mataṅginī

FAQs

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

It presents a litany of Devi-epithets, pointing to the one Goddess understood through multiple functional forms—nourishment (Annapūrṇā), auspiciousness (Gaurī), inner presence (Hṛdayā), and bestowal of fortune (Lakṣadā)—supporting nāma-smaraṇa as a focused mode of worship.

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

By offering specific names/forms to remember and recite, it channels devotion into nāma-bhakti—steady remembrance of the Divine through epithets that evoke her powers and blessings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects mantra-śāstra practice within a Vedāṅga-oriented milieu: precise preservation of divine names (nāma), their correct phonetic form (śikṣā), and their semantic force (nirukta) for ritual recitation and intended phala.