Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

संपत्करी हलक्षार्णा सीमामातृतनू रतिः । प्रीतिर्मनोभवा वापि प्रोक्ता वाराधिपा तथा ॥ १०९ ॥

Transliteration

saṃpatkarī halakṣārṇā sīmāmātṛtanū ratiḥ | prītirmanobhavā vāpi proktā vārādhipā tathā || 109 ||

Translation

သူမကို စံပတ်ကရီ (စည်းစိမ်ပေးသူ) ဟုလည်း၊ ဟလက္ခာရ္ဏာ (အက္ခရာများဖြင့် ဖွဲ့စည်းသော ရုပ်) ဟုလည်း၊ စီမာမာတෘတနူ (ကန့်သတ်နယ်နိမိတ်၏ မိခင်ကိုယ်တော်) ဟုလည်း ခေါ်ကြသည်။ ထို့ပြင် ရတိ (ပျော်ရွှင်မှု)၊ ပရီတိ (ချစ်ခင်နှစ်သက်မှု)၊ မနောဘဝါ (စိတ်မှ မွေးဖွားသူ) ဟုလည်း ဆိုကြပြီး၊ ဝါရာဓိပါ—ရေတို့၏ အရှင်မလည်း ဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

• संपत्करी: maker of prosperity
• संपत्करी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपत्-करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संपदः करी = ‘maker of prosperity’)

• हलक्षार्णा: Halakṣārṇā (a named form/seed-syllable designation)
• हलक्षार्णा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हल-क्ष-अ-र्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; वर्णनाम/बीजाक्षर-सूचक (ha-la-kṣa-ā-rṇa as a name)

• सीमामातृतनू: Sīmāmātṛtanū (having the form of Sīmāmātṛ)
• सीमामातृतनू: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमा-मातृ-तनू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (सीमायाः मातृ-तनू/सीमामातृ-तनू = ‘having the body/form of Sīmāmātṛ’)

• रतिः: Rati; love/desire
• रतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रीतिः: affection; delight
• प्रीतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मनॊभवा: mind-born
• मनॊभवा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्-भवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनसः भवा = ‘born of the mind’)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (particle ‘or’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Addition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (particle ‘also/even’)

• प्रोक्ता: is said; is declared
• प्रोक्ता: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘is said/declared’

• वाराधिपा: mistress of the waters; sea-sovereign
• वाराधिपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार-आधिपा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वारस्य अधिपा = ‘lady/lord of waters/sea’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb ‘likewise’)

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic/technical enumeration, within dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Saṃpatkarī
• Rati
• Prīti
• Manobhavā
• Vārādhipā

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a sacred name-list (nāma/epithet enumeration), presenting the deity’s powers as prosperity (Saṃpatkarī), inner bliss (Rati/Prīti), mind-originated subtle force (Manobhavā), and sovereignty over waters (Vārādhipā), which together frame her as both material and spiritual benefactress.

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

Bhakti here is practiced through remembrance and recitation of divine names: each epithet becomes a focus for devotion—prosperity offered to the devotee, affection and delight cultivated in the heart, and reverence for the deity’s cosmic domains (like waters).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra/śabda-based practice associated with Vedāṅga concerns (especially phonetics/varṇa and disciplined recitation): the name Halakṣārṇā emphasizes the sacred role of syllables/letters in ritual efficacy and contemplative worship.