Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

गौरी पाशांकुशधरा टंकशूलधरो हरः । रतिः पद्मकरा पुष्पबाणचापधरः स्मरः ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

gaurī pāśāṃkuśadharā ṭaṃkaśūladharo haraḥ | ratiḥ padmakarā puṣpabāṇacāpadharaḥ smaraḥ || 27 ||

Translation

گوری پاس اور اَنگُش دھारण کرتی ہیں؛ ہر (شیو) ٹنکا اور ترشول دھारण کرتے ہیں۔ رتی کے ہاتھ میں کمل ہے؛ سمر (کام دیو) پھولوں کے بان اور کمان دھारण کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• गौरी: Gaurī (Pārvatī)
• गौरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पाश-अंकुश-धरा: bearing a noose and goad
• पाश-अंकुश-धरा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of गौरी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अंकुश (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धरा’ = धृ-धातोः क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि), ‘धारयन्ती/धारिणी’ (bearing)

• टंक-शूल-धरः: bearing a hatchet and trident
• टंक-शूल-धरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of हरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: टंक (प्रातिपदिक) + शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धरः’ = धृ-धातोः क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि)

• हरः: Hara (Śiva)
• हरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रतिः: Rati
• रतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पद्म-करा: lotus-handed / holding a lotus
• पद्म-करा: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of रतिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘करा’ = कर-शब्दः (hand)

• पुष्प-बाण-चाप-धरः: bearing a bow and arrows of flowers
• पुष्प-बाण-चाप-धरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of स्मरः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + चाप (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त; धृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘धरः’ = धृ-धातोः क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (कर्तरि)

• स्मरः: Smara (Kāma)
• स्मरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a didactic listing of deities and their iconographic attributes, as part of Vedanga-style technical description)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gauri
• Hara (Shiva)
• Rati
• Smara (Kama)

FAQs

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

It encodes dhyāna-ready iconography: by naming each deity’s defining emblems, the verse supports correct visualization and ritual remembrance, a common technical method in Purāṇic and Vedāṅga-informed practice.

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

Bhakti is strengthened through clear form-based remembrance (saguṇa-smaraṇa): the devotee contemplates Gaurī, Śiva, Rati, and Kāma with their emblems, stabilizing attention and reverence during worship and recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, cataloging approach akin to Vedāṅga-adjacent ritual detail: standardized identifiers (weapons/symbols) ensure precision in mantra-linked visualization and pūjā procedure.