Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

आनीय पूजयेन्नारीं छिन्नमस्तास्वरूपिणीम् । सुन्दरीं यौवनाक्रांतां नरपञ्चकगामिनीम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

ānīya pūjayennārīṃ chinnamastāsvarūpiṇīm | sundarīṃ yauvanākrāṃtāṃ narapañcakagāminīm || 33 ||

Translation

ครั้นนำสตรีเช่นนั้นมาแล้ว พึงบูชาเธอว่าเป็นสวรูปแห่งฉินนมสตา—งามผุดผ่อง เต็มเปี่ยมด้วยวัยเยาว์ และมาพร้อมหมู่บุรุษห้าคน

Word by Word

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-प्राय (Gerund/ल्यप्-प्रत्यय, absolutive) ‘आनीय’ (आ + नी); पूर्वकाले क्रिया

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नारीम्: a woman
• नारीम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• छिन्न-मस्ता-स्वरूपिणीम्: having the form of Chinnamastā
• छिन्न-मस्ता-स्वरूपिणीम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + मस्तक/मस्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वरूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to नारीम्); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (छिन्नमस्तायाः स्वरूपिणी)

• सुन्दरीम्: beautiful
• सुन्दरीम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (to नारीम्)

• यौवन-आक्रान्ताम्: overcome by youth / in the bloom of youth
• यौवन-आक्रान्ताम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + आक्रान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, आ-क्रम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (यौवनेन आक्रान्ता / यौवनस्य आक्रान्ता)

• नर-पञ्चक-गामिनीम्: going with five men
• नर-पञ्चक-गामिनीम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक) + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नरपञ्चकस्य गामिनी)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a ritual/vidhi context, as transmitted in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Chinnamastā

FAQs

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

The verse frames a ritual identification (bhāva) in which a woman is to be revered as the living embodiment of the goddess Chinnamastā, emphasizing deity-visualization and consecrated worship within a specific vidhi.

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

Here devotion is expressed through formal worship (pūjā) and sacred identification of the divine presence; it illustrates bhakti as disciplined ritual reverence rather than narrative praise.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The practical takeaway is ritual procedure (vidhi) and correct application of worship-terms and roles; it aligns most closely with Kalpa-style ritual instruction rather than grammar or astrology.