Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

श्रीकरी शिवतावासकारिणी सर्वसिद्धिदा । अथ ते नवमीं नित्यां त्वरितां नाम नारद ॥ १२८ ॥

Transliteration

śrīkarī śivatāvāsakāriṇī sarvasiddhidā | atha te navamīṃ nityāṃ tvaritāṃ nāma nārada || 128 ||

Translation

Dia menganugerahkan kemakmuran, menegakkan kediaman sifat Śiva yang suci dan membawa keberuntungan, serta mengurniakan segala siddhi. Kini, wahai Nārada, akan kukatakan kepadamu vrata Navamī yang diamalkan sentiasa, bernama “Tvaritā”.

Word by Word

• श्रीकरी: bestower of prosperity
• श्रीकरी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री-करि(णि) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: श्रीम् करोति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष) ‘bestowing prosperity’

• शिवता-आवास-कारिणी: maker of an abode of auspiciousness
• शिवता-आवास-कारिणी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिवता-आवास-कारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: शिवता (auspiciousness) + आवास (abode) + कारिणी (maker)

• सर्वसिद्धिदा: giver of all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिदा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि-दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: सर्व (all) + सिद्धि (success) + दा (giver)

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative) एकवचन ‘to you’ (वैकल्पिकं: षष्ठी ‘of you’)

• नवमीम्: the ninth (one)
• नवमीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘the ninth (name/form)’

• नित्याम्: everlasting/constant
• नित्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नवमीम्/त्वरिताम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• त्वरिताम्: Tvaritā (the swift goddess)
• त्वरिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; देवीनाम (name of a goddess)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (naming particle)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Tvaritā-vrata (Navamī)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Tvarita
• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse introduces Tvaritā as a power that grants prosperity and “all siddhis,” framing the Navamī observance as a disciplined, repeatable vrata that purifies and empowers the practitioner through Devi-upāsanā.

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

It presents bhakti in a vrata-form: steady, “nitya” observance directed to a named deity (Tvaritā), where devotion is expressed through regular worship and yields auspiciousness (śivatā) and spiritual attainments.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It relies on calendrical/ritual timing via the lunar tithi (Navamī), a key practical element used in vrata-dharma; correct tithi-based observance is central to Purāṇic ritual instruction.