Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 171

The Description of the Skanda Purāṇa’s Anukramaṇī

Index/Summary

Devanagari script

सिद्धेश्वराद्याः पंचान्ये रुद्रास्तत्र व्यवस्तत्र व्यवस्थिताः । वरारोहा ह्यजा पाला मंगला ललितेश्वरी ॥ १७१ ॥

Transliteration

siddheśvarādyāḥ paṃcānye rudrāstatra vyavastatra vyavasthitāḥ | varārohā hyajā pālā maṃgalā laliteśvarī || 171 ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น มีรุทระอีกห้าพระองค์ เริ่มด้วยสิทเธศวระ ประทับอยู่ด้วย อีกทั้ง วรารโหะ อชา ปาลา มังคลา และ ลลิเตศวรี ก็สถิตอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น

Word by Word

• siddheśvara-ādyāḥ: Siddheśvara and others
• siddheśvara-ādyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddheśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष: सिद्धेश्वरः आदिः येषाम्/ये (siddheśvara and others)

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः (numeral used adjectivally), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचनार्थे (qualifying a plural group)

• anye: others
• anye: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• rudrāḥ: Rudras
• rudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative setting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of place)

• vyavasthitāḥ: stationed/established
• vyavasthitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ava + √sthā (स्था धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• varārohā: Varārohā (a goddess/name)
• varārohā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + ārohā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय: वरः आरोहः यस्याः (she of excellent mount/ascent)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle, emphatic/indeed)

• ajā: Ajā (name; also 'unborn'/'goat' by lexicon)
• ajā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• pālā: Pālā (name; protectress)
• pālā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• maṃgalā: Maṅgalā (auspicious one; name)
• maṃgalā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃgalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• laliteśvarī: Laliteśvarī (goddess/title)
• laliteśvarī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalitā (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ललितायाः ईश्वरी (mistress of Lalitā / Lalitā as the mistress)

Speaker

Narada (continuing the anukramanika-style enumeration, in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Siddheśvara
• Rudras
• Varārohā
• Ajā
• Pālā
• Maṅgalā
• Laliteśvarī

FAQs

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

It functions as an anukramaṇikā (catalogue) verse: it classifies divine manifestations by naming specific Rudras and Śakti-forms, guiding remembrance (smaraṇa) and ritual identification (devatā-nirdeśa) within Purāṇic cosmology.

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

By naming revered forms (Rudras and Devī-names), the verse supports bhakti through nāma-smaraṇa—devotional recollection of divine epithets—integrated into Purāṇic worship frameworks while the broader Narada Purana ultimately orients devotion toward Hari/Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily nirukta-style and mantra-prayoga utility: correct devatā identification through names and epithets (nāma), which supports ritual application (kalpa) and accurate recitation norms (śikṣā) in Purāṇic liturgy.