Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
रागशक्तिर्द्वेषशक्तिस्तथा शब्दादिरूपिणी । नित्या निरंजना क्लिन्ना क्लेदेनी मदनातुरा ॥ ८१ ॥
rāgaśaktirdveṣaśaktistathā śabdādirūpiṇī | nityā niraṃjanā klinnā kledenī madanāturā || 81 ||
അവൾ രാഗശക്തിയും ദ്വേഷശക്തിയും; ശബ്ദാദി വിഷയങ്ങളുടെ രൂപിണിയും. അവൾ നിത്യയും നിരഞ്ജനയും; എങ്കിലും ക്ലിന്നയായി ആസക്തിയുടെ ക്ലേദം ഉളവാക്കി, മദനത്താൽ ആകുലയാകുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It identifies the binding forces—attachment (rāga), aversion (dveṣa), and fascination with sense-objects (śabda-ādi)—as subtle powers that create inner “clinging,” showing what must be purified for liberation.
By diagnosing rāga-dveṣa and desire as the source of agitation, it implies bhakti as a remedy: fixing the mind on the stainless Lord reduces sense-driven clinging and steadies the heart for devotion.
It uses a technical, analytic framing of experience via śabda-ādi (sense-objects), aligning with Vedanga-style categorization and disciplined self-observation—useful for applying śikṣā/nyāya-like precision to inner practice and restraint.