Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

तथा त्रैपुरकंदाख्या ज्ञात्रादित्रिविधात्मिका । आयुर्लक्ष्मीकीर्तिभोगसौंदर्यारोग्यदायिका ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

tathā traipurakaṃdākhyā jñātrāditrividhātmikā | āyurlakṣmīkīrtibhogasauṃdaryārogyadāyikā || 105 ||

Translation

అలాగే ‘త్రైపురకంద’ అనే విద్య జ్ఞాత మొదలైన త్రివిధాత్మక; అది ఆయుష్షు, లక్ష్మి, కీర్తి, భోగం, సౌందర్యం, ఆరోగ్యం ప్రసాదిస్తుంది।

Word by Word

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

• त्रैपुरकन्दाख्या: called ‘the root of Tripura’
• त्रैपुरकन्दाख्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैपुर + कन्द + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (त्रैपुरस्य कन्दस्य आख्या)

• ज्ञात्रादित्रिविधात्मिका: threefold in nature as knower etc.
• ज्ञात्रादित्रिविधात्मिका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञातृ + आदि + त्रिविध + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्ञातृ-आदि-त्रिविधः आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्याः)

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• लक्ष्मी: fortune, Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मी: Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• कीर्ति: fame
• कीर्ति: Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• भोग: enjoyment
• भोग: Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• सौन्दर्य: beauty
• सौन्दर्य: Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौन्दर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• आरोग्य: health
• आरोग्य: Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• दायिका: giver of life, fortune, fame, enjoyment, beauty, and health
• दायिका: Karta (कर्ता/Agent as ‘giver’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दायिका (कृदन्त; √दा धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धित/कृदन्त-प्रयोग ‘दायिका’ = ‘giver’; पूर्वपदानि (आयुः-लक्ष्मी-कीर्ति-भोग-सौन्दर्य-आरोग्य) कर्म-तत्पुरुषार्थे

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-sciences section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a shastric discipline (Traipurakaṃda) as ‘threefold’—centering on the knower—and links right knowledge with both inner order and tangible life-benefits such as health, prosperity, and lasting reputation.

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

While not explicitly a bhakti-verse, it supports bhakti indirectly: a clarified ‘knower’ (jñātṛ) and disciplined understanding stabilize life, making sustained Vishnu-bhakti and vrata-practice easier and more effective.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a technical, threefold analytical framework (knower and related triad), typical of Vedanga-style instruction that systematizes learning and is traditionally associated with practical results (phala) like ārogya and āyuḥ.