Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

शशिनी चांगिरा छाया तथा संपूर्णमंडला । तुष्टिस्तथामृताख्या च डाकिनी साथ लोकपा ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

śaśinī cāṃgirā chāyā tathā saṃpūrṇamaṃḍalā | tuṣṭistathāmṛtākhyā ca ḍākinī sātha lokapā || 76 ||

Translation

ଶଶିନୀ, ଆଙ୍ଗିରା, ଛାୟା, ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣମଣ୍ଡଳା; ତୁଷ୍ଟି, ‘ଅମୃତା’ ନାମେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧା; ଡାକିନୀ ଓ ଲୋକପାଳମାନେ—ଏମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏଠାରେ ଗଣିତ।

Word by Word

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

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

• आंगिरा: Āṅgirā
• आंगिरा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आङ्गिरससम्बन्धिनी (of the lineage of Aṅgiras)

• छाया: shadow
• छाया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): likewise

• संपूर्णमंडला: full-orbed, complete-circled
• संपूर्णमंडला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय: संपूर्णं मण्डलं यस्याः/या (having a full orb/circle)

• तुष्टिः: contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): likewise

• अमृताख्या: named Amṛta
• अमृताख्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अमृतस्य आख्या (named ‘Amṛta’)

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

• डाकिनी: Ḍākinī
• डाकिनी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: डाकिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साथ: together with
• साथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (postposition-like): सहार्थ (together/with)

• लोकपा: protector of the world
• लोकपा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: लोकस्य पा (protector of the world)

Speaker

Narada (enumerating names within a technical/vedanga-style listing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Śaśinī
• Āṅgirā
• Chāyā
• Saṃpūrṇamaṇḍalā
• Tuṣṭi
• Amṛtā
• Ḍākinī
• Lokapās

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a Purāṇic-technical enumeration, preserving sacred names and categories (including lokapās), which supports disciplined remembrance (smaraṇa) and accurate transmission of cosmological/ritual knowledge.

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

While not a direct bhakti instruction, such name-lists serve bhakti through nāma-smaraṇa: learning and reciting sacred names and divine orders reinforces reverence for the cosmic governance upheld under the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the Vedāṅga-like method of precise cataloging and terminology—useful for ritual manuals and cosmological mapping (e.g., lokapāḥ/dikpālas and maṇḍala concepts that also appear in jyotiṣa-style descriptions).