Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
तपिनी तापिनी धूम्रा मरीचिज्वालिनी रुचिः । सुषुम्णा भोगदा विश्वा बोधिनी धारिणी क्षमा ॥ २७ ॥
tapinī tāpinī dhūmrā marīcijvālinī ruciḥ | suṣumṇā bhogadā viśvā bodhinī dhāriṇī kṣamā || 27 ||
Siya ay Tapinī, Tāpinī, Dhūmrā, Marīci-jvālinī, at Ruci; siya rin ay Suṣumṇā, ang tagapagkaloob ng ligaya, ang sumasaklaw sa lahat, si Bodhinī na gumigising ng kaalaman, si Dhāriṇī na sumusuporta, at si Kṣamā—ang mismong pagtitiis.
Narada (in a didactic listing within the Vedanga/technical context of Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse functions as a reverential litany of power-names describing a luminous, heat-and-light principle that purifies, sustains, awakens understanding, and manifests as forbearance—highlighting inner transformation through sacred naming.
By praising the divine through many epithets (nāma-stuti), it models bhakti as attentive remembrance: devotion that contemplates the deity’s qualities—radiance, universality, support, and compassion—rather than mere external ritual alone.
It reflects mantra-usage and technical yogic vocabulary (e.g., Suṣumṇā), aligning with Vedanga-style precision in naming and recitation—useful for correct mantra tradition and contemplative application.
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