Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

कमला कामिनी कल्पा कला च कलिताद्भुता । किरता च तथा काला कदना कौशिका तथा ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

kamalā kāminī kalpā kalā ca kalitādbhutā | kiratā ca tathā kālā kadanā kauśikā tathā || 93 ||

Translation

นางได้รับการขานนามว่า กมลา กามินี กัลปา และกะลา—ทั้งกะลิตาดภุตา; อีกทั้ง กิราตา และกาลี; กะดะนา และเกาศิกา ด้วย

Word by Word

• kamalā: Kamalā (Lakṣmī)
• kamalā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kamalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā vibhakti (प्रथमा/Case 1), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• kāminī: desirous woman; beloved
• kāminī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kalpā: Kalpā; a (divine) ordinance/aeon (name)
• kalpā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kalā: art; digit; part
• kalā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात/Conjunction)

• kalitā-adbhutā: wonderful and adorned/arranged
• kalitā-adbhutā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kalitā (कृदन्त; √kal/कल् ‘to count/arrange’ + kta) + adbhutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya-samāsa (कर्मधारयसमास) ‘kalitā ca sā adbhutā ca’

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (Conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), upamā/anuvṛtti-artha adverb (तथा/‘likewise’)

• kālā: Kālī / the dark one (name)
• kālā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kadanā: Kadanā (name); destroyer
• kadanā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

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

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (तथा/‘also, likewise’)

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic enumeration within the Purva Bhaga Third Pada context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kamalā
• Kālī
• Kauśikī

FAQs

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

The verse functions as a nāma-list (name-recitation) that presents multiple epithets of the Goddess, implying that remembering her through diverse names invokes her varied powers—prosperity (Kamalā), beauty/attraction (Kāminī), sacred order (Kalpā), skill (Kalā), awe (Kalitādbhutā), fierce protection (Kālī), and victory over harm (Kadānā).

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

It supports bhakti through nāma-smaraṇa—devotion by repeating and contemplating divine names—where each epithet becomes a focused meditation (upāsanā) on a particular attribute, strengthening steadiness of mind and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The structure reflects mantra-style enumeration used in ritual recitation: careful pronunciation (Śikṣā) and correct word-forms/compounds (Vyākaraṇa) matter when chanting such name-lists as part of stotra or japa practice.