Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

शशिनी चैद्रिका कांतिज्योत्स्ना श्रीः प्रीतिरंगगदा । पूर्णा पूर्णामृता कामदायिनीन्दुकलात्मिका ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

śaśinī caidrikā kāṃtijyotsnā śrīḥ prītiraṃgagadā | pūrṇā pūrṇāmṛtā kāmadāyinīndukalātmikā || 134 ||

Translation

Dia ialah Śaśinī dan Caidrikā, sinar bulan bagi keindahan yang bercahaya; Dia ialah Śrī (kemakmuran suci) dan Prīti (kasih sayang), yang memegang gada. Dia ialah Pūrṇā (kepenuhan), Pūrṇāmṛtā (nektar yang sempurna), pemberi hajat, dan inti segala kalā (bahagian) bulan.

Word by Word

• शशिनी: moon(-like one), Śaśinī
• शशिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ऐद्रिका: Indra-related, Aindrikā
• ऐद्रिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐद्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धित-प्रत्ययान्त (derivative adjective)

• कान्तिज्योत्स्ना: moonlight of radiance; radiant moonlight
• कान्तिज्योत्स्ना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति + ज्योत्स्ना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कान्तेः ज्योत्स्ना)

• श्रीः: Śrī, fortune
• श्रीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (विसर्गान्त रूप)

• प्रीतिः: affection, joy
• प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अङ्गगदा: one whose limbs are like a mace / limb-mace (epithet)
• अङ्गगदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग + गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अङ्गेषु गदा/अङ्गगदा)

• पूर्णा: full, complete
• पूर्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूर्णामृता: fully immortal; complete Amṛtā
• पूर्णामृता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्ण + अमृता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (पूर्णा च सा अमृता च)

• कामदायिनी: giver of desires/boons
• कामदायिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु से कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कामं ददाति इति)

• इन्दुकलात्मिका: consisting of the moon’s digits/phases
• इन्दुकलात्मिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्दु + कला + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (इन्दोः कलाः यस्याः सा/इन्दुकलात्मिका)

Speaker

Narada (in a litany-style enumeration within a technical/vidyā section, traditionally framed in dialogue with the Sanatkumāra tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Indu (Moon)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a name-list (nāma) praising an auspicious divine power identified with Śrī—depicting her as fullness, nectar, and moonlike radiance—so the devotee contemplates prosperity, inner sweetness, and completeness as sacred qualities.

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

By repeatedly invoking epithets (Śrī, Prīti, Pūrṇā), it trains the mind in loving remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent praise (stuti), a core bhakti method where devotion is cultivated through concentrated recitation and meaning-focused contemplation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The lunar imagery—especially “indukalā” (moon phases/digits)—echoes Jyotiṣa-oriented symbolism used in timing, ritual mood, and auspiciousness, linking devotional language with the Vedāṅga habit of reading cosmic cycles as sacred indicators.