Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

षोडशारे स्मृते चव मानदातुष्टिपुष्टयः । प्रीती रतिर्ह्नीः श्रीश्चापि स्वधा स्वाहा दशम्यथ ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

ṣoḍaśāre smṛte cava mānadātuṣṭipuṣṭayaḥ | prītī ratirhnīḥ śrīścāpi svadhā svāhā daśamyatha || 79 ||

Translation

ਸੋਲ੍ਹਾਂ-ਅਰਿਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਚੱਕਰ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਕਰਨ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਨਦਾ, ਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ, ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ, ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ, ਰਤੀ, ਹ੍ਰੀ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ; ਅਤੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਸ੍ਵਧਾ ਤੇ ਸ੍ਵਾਹਾ ਵੀ ਅਧਿਸ਼ਠਾਤਰੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਆਂ ਕਹੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• षोडशारे: in the sixteen-spoked (lotus/circle)
• षोडशारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षोडश + अर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘षोडश-अर’ (द्विगु-समास as numeral qualifier) → ‘in the sixteen-spoked (circle)’

• स्मृते: when (it is) remembered/considered
• स्मृते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘when remembered/considered’ (locative absolute nuance)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Nipāta (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मानदा: Mānadā (giver of honor)
• मानदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तुष्टिः: contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पुष्टयः: nourishments/prosperities
• पुष्टयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

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

• ह्नीः: modesty/shame (Hnīḥ)
• ह्नीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (rare stem)

• श्रीः: Śrī (splendor/Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• स्वधा: Svadhā (ancestral oblation)
• स्वधा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वाहा: Svāhā (fire-offering exclamation/deity)
• स्वाहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दशमी: Daśamī (the tenth)
• दशमी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ordinal ‘tenth’ (name)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Nipāta (निपात/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mānadā
• Tuṣṭi
• Puṣṭi
• Prīti
• Rati
• Hrī
• Śrī
• Svadhā
• Svāhā

FAQs

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

It maps specific śaktis (personified qualities and ritual powers) onto a sixteen-spoked meditative/ritual schema, showing how inner virtues (hrī, prīti) and outer prosperity (śrī, puṣṭi) are integrated with Vedic offering principles (svadhā, svāhā).

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

By treating remembrance/meditation (smṛti) on a sacred chakra as a devotional upāsanā, it implies that bhakti is supported by cultivating divine qualities—contentment, affection, modesty, and auspiciousness—while honoring sacred rites.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical usage is highlighted through the explicit inclusion of the offering formulas Svadhā (for Pitṛ-yajña context) and Svāhā (for Deva-yajña/Agnihotra-type offerings), reflecting applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) within a mantra-upāsanā framework.