Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

वाणदेवीस्तद्वदेव शक्तीरष्टसु योनिषु । सुभगाख्या भागा पश्चात्तृतीया भगसर्पिणी ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

vāṇadevīstadvadeva śaktīraṣṭasu yoniṣu | subhagākhyā bhāgā paścāttṛtīyā bhagasarpiṇī || 26 ||

Translation

เช่นเดียวกัน พลังศักติที่เกี่ยวเนื่องกับพระเทวีวาณี พึงเข้าใจว่าดำรงอยู่ในโยนีทั้งแปดประเภท ในหมู่นั้น ‘สุภคา’ คือ ‘ภาคา’ และถัดไปลำดับที่สามคือ ‘ภคสรรปิณี’

Word by Word

• vāṇā-devīḥ: the Vāṇā-goddesses
• vāṇā-devīḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: vāṇā-devī = 'Vāṇā (named) goddess' (class/name)

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय/तद्धित)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb = 'likewise/in the same way'

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (निपात)

• śaktīḥ: the powers (śaktis)
• śaktīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana

• aṣṭasu: in eight
• aṣṭasu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (Number adjective) Saptamī Bahuvacana; used with yoniṣu = 'in eight'

• yoniṣu: in the yonis
• yoniṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī Bahuvacana

• subhagā-ākhyā: called Subhagā
• subhagā-ākhyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: subhagā (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: subhagā-ākhyā = 'named Subhagā'

• bhāgā: Bhāgā (name)
• bhāgā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana

• paścāt: afterwards/behind
• paścāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb = 'after/behind/thereafter'

• tṛtīyā: the third (one)
• tṛtīyā: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; ordinal adjective used substantively = 'the third (one)'

• bhaga-sarpiṇī: Bhagasarpiṇī (name)
• bhaga-sarpiṇī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaga (प्रातिपदिक) + sarpiṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: bhaga-sarpiṇī = 'moving in/through Bhaga' (name/epithet)

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vāṇadevī (speech-deities)
• Śakti
• Subhagā
• Bhāgā
• Bhagasarpiṇī

FAQs

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

It frames speech (vāk) as a divine, structured power—Śaktis operating across fundamental origin-categories—implying that mantra and sacred recitation work through specific, nameable energies rather than mere sound.

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

By treating speech as Śakti, it supports bhakti practices like nāma-japa and stotra-pāṭha: devotion becomes effective when voiced with awareness of vāk’s sacred power and disciplined utterance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It aligns with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar): correct, empowered speech is presented as systematic—classified and taught—underscoring precision in pronunciation and verbal formulation for mantra and ritual recitation.