Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14

Sṛṣṭi-varṇana, Bhārata-khaṇḍa-mahātmya, and Jagad-bhūgola

Creation, Glory of Bhārata, and World Geography

Devanagari script

दुर्गेति भद्रकालीति चण्डी माहेश्वरीत्यपि । कौमारी वैष्णवी चेति वाराह्येन्द्री च शाम्भवी ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

durgeti bhadrakālīti caṇḍī māheśvarītyapi | kaumārī vaiṣṇavī ceti vārāhyendrī ca śāmbhavī || 14 ||

Translation

ସେ ‘ଦୁର୍ଗା’, ‘ଭଦ୍ରକାଳୀ’, ‘ଚଣ୍ଡୀ’ ଏବଂ ‘ମାହେଶ୍ୱରୀ’ ଭାବେ ସ୍ତୁତିତ; ‘କୌମାରୀ’ ଓ ‘ବୈଷ୍ଣବୀ’ ଭାବେ ମଧ୍ୟ; ଏହିପରି ‘ବାରାହୀ’, ‘ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରୀ’ ଓ ‘ଶାମ୍ଭବୀ’ ନାମରେ ମଧ୍ୟ କୀର୍ତ୍ତିତ।

Word by Word

• दुर्गा: Durgā
• दुर्गा: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• भद्रकाली: Bhadrakālī
• भद्रकाली: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र + काली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भद्रा काली)

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• चण्डी: Caṇḍī
• चण्डी: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• माहेश्वरी: Māheśvarī
• माहेश्वरी: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (महेश्वर-सम्बन्धिनी)

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also/even)

• कौमारी: Kaumārī
• कौमारी: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (कुमार-सम्बन्धिनी)

• वैष्णवी: Vaiṣṇavī
• वैष्णवी: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (विष्णु-सम्बन्धिनी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• इति: thus/“as”
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotative particle

• वाराही: Vārāhī
• वाराही: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (वराह-सम्बन्धिनी)

• इन्द्री: Indrī
• इन्द्री: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (इन्द्र-सम्बन्धिनी)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• शाम्भवी: Śāmbhavī
• शाम्भवी: Karma (कर्म) — कथित-नाम
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाम्भवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (शम्भु-सम्बन्धिनी)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Durga
• Bhadrakali
• Chandi
• Maheshvari
• Kaumari
• Vaishnavi
• Varahi
• Indri
• Shambhavi
• Shiva
• Vishnu
• Skanda (Kumara)
• Varaha
• Indra

FAQs

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

It teaches that the one Supreme Śakti is invoked through many sacred names, each highlighting a distinct power (śakti) and function—protection (Durgā), auspicious fierce grace (Bhadrakālī), and divine sovereignty through the deities’ energies.

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

By listing reverential names, it models nāma-smaraṇa (remembrance of divine names) as a direct bhakti practice—approaching the Goddess through her epithets and recognizing her presence in multiple divine manifestations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily Vyākaraṇa and Nirukta in practice: understanding names (nāma), their derivations and meanings, and using correct recitation of epithets for stuti and japa in ritual contexts.