Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

यक्षिणी तारणा व्योमशब्दाद्याप्रांणिनी च धीः । क्रोधिनी स्तंभिनी चंडोञ्चंडा ब्राह्यादिरूपिणी ॥ १५१ ॥

Transliteration

yakṣiṇī tāraṇā vyomaśabdādyāprāṃṇinī ca dhīḥ | krodhinī staṃbhinī caṃḍoñcaṃḍā brāhyādirūpiṇī || 151 ||

Translation

यक्षिणी, तारणा, व्योमशब्दा; तसेच आप्रांणिनी व धी; क्रोधिनी व स्तंभिनी; चंडा व अतिचंडा—या शक्ती ब्राह्मी इत्यादी रूपे धारण करतात.

Word by Word

• यक्षिणी: yakṣiṇī (female yakṣa)
• यक्षिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तारणा: deliverer/savior (f.)
• तारणा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्योमशब्दाद्याप्रांणिनी: one whose essence relates to sky, sound, etc.
• व्योमशब्दाद्याप्रांणिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्योम (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + प्राणिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासार्थ: 'व्योम-शब्द-आदि-प्राणिनी' = whose life/essence is (connected with) sky, sound, etc.; 'आदि' = etc. marker within compound

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

• धीः: intellect/understanding
• धीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्रोधिनी: wrathful (f.)
• क्रोधिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• स्तंभिनी: paralyzing/immobilizing (f.)
• स्तंभिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तंभिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• चंडा: fierce (f.)
• चंडा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• उ: indeed/also
• उ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/उत्कर्षबोधक-निपात (particle: emphatic 'indeed/also')

• चंडा: very fierce (f.)
• चंडा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• ब्राह्यादिरूपिणी: having forms like Brāhmī etc.
• ब्राह्यादिरूपिणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'ब्राह्य-आदि-रूपिणी' = having forms such as Brāhmī etc.

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the technical/vidyā section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Yakshini
• Brahmi

FAQs

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

It catalogs specific operative śaktis (named powers) and indicates that such forces manifest through recognized divine-form patterns (Brāhmī and related Mātr̥kās), implying that mantra-power is understood as structured, personified energy rather than mere superstition.

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

Indirectly: by framing powers as forms aligned with higher divine energies, it suggests that spiritual practice must be subordinated to reverence for the divine order—supporting a bhakti-centered ethic where power is not the goal, but devotion and dharma are.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects technical mantra-śāstra usage—classification of effects (e.g., staṃbhana/immobilization, krodha/fierce rites) and their deity-form correspondences—an applied, ritual taxonomy consistent with the Purāṇa’s ‘technical sciences’ orientation in Book 1.3.