Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

कुमारेशमगस्त्येशमानंदेशं च मातृजम् । लोकेशं धनदेशं च मंगलेशं च कामजम् ॥ ११९ ॥

Transliteration

kumāreśamagastyeśamānaṃdeśaṃ ca mātṛjam | lokeśaṃ dhanadeśaṃ ca maṃgaleśaṃ ca kāmajam || 119 ||

Translation

กล่าวถึงเพื่อระลึกถึง: กุมารेशะ อคัสตเยศะ และอานันเทศะผู้บังเกิดจากพระมารดา; อีกทั้งโลเกศะ ธนเทศะ และมังคเลศะผู้บังเกิดจากกามะ

Word by Word

• कुमारेशम्: Kumāreśa (lord of Kumāra)
• कुमारेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कुमारस्य ईशः)

• अगस्त्येशम्: Agastyeśa (lord of Agastya)
• अगस्त्येशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अगस्त्यस्य ईशः)

• आनंदेशम्: Ānandeśa (lord of bliss)
• आनंदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आनन्दस्य ईशः)

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

• मातृजम्: born of a mother / Mātṛja (epithet)
• मातृजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातृ-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मातुः जातः)

• लोकेशम्: Lokeśa (lord of the world)
• लोकेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (लोकस्य ईशः)

• धनदेशम्: Dhanadeśa (lord of Dhanada/Kubera)
• धनदेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनदस्य ईशः)

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

• मंगलेशम्: Maṅgaleśa (lord of auspiciousness/Maṅgala)
• मंगलेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मङ्गलस्य ईशः)

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

• कामजम्: born of desire / Kāmaja (epithet)
• कामजम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामात् जातः)

Speaker

Suta (continuing the Anukramanika-style enumeration within Book 1.4)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kumāreśa
• Agastyeśa
• Ānandeśa
• Lokeśa
• Dhanadeśa
• Maṅgaleśa
• Mātṛ (Mother-goddess principle)
• Kāma

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a sacred-name enumeration (anukramaṇikā/nāma-smaraṇa style), presenting a sequence of revered divine epithets—meant for remembrance and recitation—signaling that dharmic merit and auspiciousness are supported through mindful invocation of holy names.

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

While it does not give a doctrinal discourse, it models bhakti in practice through nāma-smaraṇa—devotional recollection of divine forms and titles—an accessible purāṇic method that supports steadiness of mind and reverence toward the divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects Nirukta/Vyākaraṇa sensitivity: the epithets are meaningful compounds (e.g., -īśa ‘lord’, -ja ‘born of’), and Maṅgaleśa can also be read with a jyotiṣa flavor (maṅgala = auspiciousness/planet Mars), showing how purāṇic naming carries technical semantic cues.