Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

धनदा केशवा चापि यमी चैव हरा शशा । अश्विनी च यमी वह्नि रूपा धात्रीति कीर्तिता ॥ १४१ ॥

Transliteration

dhanadā keśavā cāpi yamī caiva harā śaśā | aśvinī ca yamī vahni rūpā dhātrīti kīrtitā || 141 ||

Translation

นางยังได้รับการสรรเสริญด้วยนามว่า ธนทา, เกศวา, ยมี, หรา, ศศา, อัศวินี, ยมี, วหฺนิรูปา และธาตรี

Word by Word

• धनदा: Dhanadā (giver of wealth)
• धनदा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (धातु/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (धनं ददाति इति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• केशवा: Keśavā (name)
• केशवा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम; Keśavā)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• यमी: Yamī (name)
• यमी: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• हरा: Harā (name)
• हरा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम/विशेषण)

• शशा: Śaśā (name)
• शशा: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम/epithet; from śaśa ‘hare/moon-mark’)

• अश्विनी: Aśvinī (name)
• अश्विनी: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• यमी: Yamī
• यमी: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (पुनरुक्त नाम)

• वह्निरूपा: fire-formed
• वह्निरूपा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वह्नेः रूपा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• धात्री: Dhātrī (supporter)
• धात्री: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धात्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम; supporter/nurse)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative)

• कीर्तिता: is proclaimed/called
• कीर्तिता: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (धातु) → कीर्तित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is called/has been proclaimed’

Speaker

Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Keśava
• Agni (Vahni)
• Aśvinī

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Purāṇic method of remembering sacred principles through recognized names and epithets—supporting smaraṇa (recollection) and correct identification in ritual and technical recitations.

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

By presenting revered names such as Keśavā, it reinforces nāma-smaraṇa—devotion through the remembrance and recitation of divine names—an important bhakti practice emphasized across Purāṇic teaching.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, Vedāṅga-style listing of names used for precise reference—often relevant to Jyotiṣa-style nomenclature (e.g., Aśvinī) and to mantra/ritual usage where exact epithets matter.