Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

ललिता चापि वा कामेश्वरी च भगमालिनी । नित्यक्लिन्ना च भेरुंडा कीर्तिता वह्निवासिनी ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

lalitā cāpi vā kāmeśvarī ca bhagamālinī | nityaklinnā ca bheruṃḍā kīrtitā vahnivāsinī || 40 ||

Translation

သူမကို လလိတာဟုလည်းကောင်း၊ ကာမေရှ္ဝရီဟုလည်းကောင်း၊ ဘဂမாலိနီဟုလည်းကောင်း ချီးမွမ်းကြသည်။ နಿತ್ಯကလိန္နာနှင့် ဘေရုဏ္ဍာဟုလည်း ခေါ်ကြပြီး၊ မီးအတွင်း နေထိုင်သူ ဝဟ္နိဝာသိနီဟုလည်း ကီർത്തিতသည်။

Word by Word

• ललिता: Lalitā
• ललिता: Karta (कर्ता/subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), particle (अपि=also)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), disjunctive particle (विकल्प)

• कामेश्वरी: Kāmeśvarī
• कामेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: कामस्य ईश्वरी; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• भगमालिनी: Bhagamālinī
• भगमालिनी: Karta (कर्ता/subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग + मालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: भगस्य मालिनी; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• नित्यक्लिन्ना: Nityaklinnā
• नित्यक्लिन्ना: Karta (कर्ता/subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्य + क्लिन्ना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) compound: नित्य (ever) + क्लिन्ना (moistened/softened); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• भेरुण्डा: Bheruṇḍā
• भेरुण्डा: Karta (कर्ता/subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेरुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• कीर्तिता: is proclaimed/called
• कीर्तिता: Kriya (क्रिया/participial predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त) from √कीर्त्/√कीर्तय्; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate ‘is called/has been proclaimed’

• वह्निवासिनी: Vahnivāsinī
• वह्निवासिनी: Karta (कर्ता/subject—name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि + वासिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: वह्नौ वासिनी (dwelling in fire); Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (as transmitter of names/attributes within a Śakti-mantra/vidyā context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lalitā
• Kāmeśvarī
• Bhagamālinī
• Nityaklinnā
• Bheruṇḍā
• Vahnivāsinī
• Agni (Vahni)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a nāma-sañkīrtana (recitation of divine names), presenting multiple Śakti-epithets to contemplate the Goddess’s varied powers—grace, sovereignty, auspicious potency, fierce protection, and inner presence as sacred fire.

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

It supports Bhakti through nāma-japa and remembrance: devotion is practiced by praising the Goddess through her names, each name serving as a focused doorway for reverence, meditation, and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is mantra-application through precise nāma-recitation (sound and form), aligning with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (correct word-forms) for accurate japa and ritual usage—especially where Agni (vahnī) symbolism is invoked.