Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

चतुरस्रे चतुर्दिक्षु चतस्रः पूजयेत्पुनः । मातंग्याद्यामदोन्मत्ता वीणोल्लसितपाणयः ॥ १४३ ॥

Transliteration

caturasre caturdikṣu catasraḥ pūjayetpunaḥ | mātaṃgyādyāmadonmattā vīṇollasitapāṇayaḥ || 143 ||

Translation

ในสี่ทิศของมณฑลรูปสี่เหลี่ยม พึงบูชาเทวีสี่องค์อีกครั้ง เริ่มด้วยมาตังคี ผู้เมามัวด้วยปีติทิพย์ มือทั้งสองงามสง่าพร้อมวีณา।

Word by Word

• चतुरस्रे: in the square (diagram)
• चतुरस्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुरस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे स्थानवाचकं); सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th), एकवचन

• चतुर्दिक्षु: in the four directions
• चतुर्दिक्षु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (चतस्रो दिशः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th), बहुवचन

• चतस्रः: four (female deities/ones)
• चतस्रः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतस् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), बहुवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मातङ्गी-आद्याः: beginning with Mātaṅgī
• मातङ्गी-आद्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातङ्गी + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आदि-तत्पुरुष: 'beginning with Mātaṅgī'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), बहुवचन

• मद-उन्मत्ताः: intoxicated with ecstasy
• मद-उन्मत्ताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद + उन्मत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मदेन उन्मत्ताः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), बहुवचन

• वीणा-उल्लसित-पाणयः: whose hands are adorned/active with vīṇā
• वीणा-उल्लसित-पाणयः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीणा + उल्लसित + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (वीणया उल्लसितौ पाणी यस्याः/येषाम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (in instruction-style narration within the ritual section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mātaṅgī
• Vīṇā

FAQs

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

It encodes maṇḍala-vidhi: sanctifying space by honoring specific śaktis in the four directions, implying that spiritual power is invoked through ordered placement (dik-krama) and disciplined worship.

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

Bhakti here takes the form of precise upāsanā—devotion expressed as reverent, methodical worship of divine forms (starting with Mātaṅgī) within a consecrated maṇḍala.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual geometry and directional arrangement (maṇḍala layout across the four quarters) are emphasized—applied liturgical procedure aligned with technical ritual science used in Purāṇic worship manuals.