Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

प्रणवः शांतिररुणाक्रियाढ्याचन्द्रभूषिताः । बगलामुखसर्वांते इंधिकाह्रादिनीयुता ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

praṇavaḥ śāṃtiraruṇākriyāḍhyācandrabhūṣitāḥ | bagalāmukhasarvāṃte iṃdhikāhrādinīyutā || 83 ||

Translation

“Praṇava” dan “Śānti”; “Aruṇā” yang kaya dengan amalan ritual; “Candrabhūṣitā” yang dihiasi bulan; dan kuasa yang menutup segala-galanya dengan “Bagalāmukhī”—bersama “Indhikā” dan “Hrādinī”—inilah bentuk-bentuk bernama yang dihitung di sini.

Word by Word

• praṇavaḥ: the syllable Oṃ / praṇava
• praṇavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śāntiḥ: peace
• śāntiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• aruṇa-kriyā-āḍhyā-candra-bhūṣitāḥ: endowed with red rites and adorned with the moon
• aruṇa-kriyā-āḍhyā-candra-bhūṣitāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aruṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक) + candra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (कृदन्त, √bhūṣ)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); बहुपद-समासः—aruṇa-kriyā-āḍhyā (तत्पुरुषः: ‘endowed with red rites/acts’) + candra-bhūṣitāḥ (तत्पुरुषः: ‘adorned with the moon’)

• bagalā-mukha-sarva-ante: in/at the end of all (as Bagalāmukhī)
• bagalā-mukha-sarva-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bagalā (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक) + sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa used adverbially; locative-sense ‘at the end/within all (as Bagalāmukhī)’; treated as indeclinable phrase (अव्ययवत् प्रयोग)

• iṃdhikā-hrādinī-yutā: endowed with iṃdhikā and hrādinī (epithets/energies)
• iṃdhikā-hrādinī-yutā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṃdhikā (प्रातिपदिक) + hrādinī (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘endowed with iṃdhikā and hrādinī’

Speaker

Narada (in a technical enumeration within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Praṇava (Oṁ)
• Śānti
• Bagalāmukhī

FAQs

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

It lists specific mantra/śakti-names—beginning with Praṇava (Oṁ) and Śānti—showing how the text systematizes sacred sound and ritual powers as discrete, invocable forms.

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

While primarily technical, it supports bhakti by framing divine power as approachable through named mantra-forms; devotion is expressed as disciplined recitation and reverent ritual alignment with these śaktis.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical cataloging style used in ritual sciences—useful for mantra-prayoga and correct liturgical sequencing—closely aligned with Vedanga concerns like precise recitation and ritual procedure.