Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
नाभबीजामृताख्या च स्मृतिदेहात्मरूपिणी । कुसुमा मेखला चापि मदना मदनातुरा ॥ ५२ ॥
nābhabījāmṛtākhyā ca smṛtidehātmarūpiṇī | kusumā mekhalā cāpi madanā madanāturā || 52 ||
นางยังมีนามว่า “นาภพีชามฤตา”; เป็นรูปแห่งสมฤติ (ความระลึกได้) กาย และอาตมัน นางคือ กุสุมา และ เมขลา ด้วย; เป็น “มทนา” และเป็นผู้ถูกรบกวนด้วยมทนะ (ความรัก) ด้วย
Narada (in a technical-nomenclature listing within the Vedanga/vidya context, traditionally narrated in dialogue with Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
The verse presents a cluster of epithets describing a feminine power as per her functions—linking inner faculties (memory), embodiment (body), and identity (self), while also noting the force of desire (Madana) that agitates the mind.
By naming the same power through multiple experiential states—purity (amṛta), embodiment, and desire—it implies that bhakti disciplines the mind’s movements (including kāma) by redirecting inner energies toward sacred remembrance and worship.
It reflects the Vedanga-style method of precise naming and classification (nāma–rūpa) used in mantra/vidyā traditions, where epithets indicate specific functions and states relevant for ritual recitation and contemplative application.