Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 120

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

विलासिनीप्रभावत्यौ जयां शांतां यजेत्पुनः । कांतिं दुर्गासरस्वत्यौ विद्यारूपां ततः परम् ॥ १२० ॥

Transliteration

vilāsinīprabhāvatyau jayāṃ śāṃtāṃ yajetpunaḥ | kāṃtiṃ durgāsarasvatyau vidyārūpāṃ tataḥ param || 120 ||

Translation

پھر دوبارہ ولاسِنی اور پربھاوَتی، نیز جَیا اور شانتا کی پوجا کرے۔ اس کے بعد کانتی، دُرگا اور سرسوتی کی، اور ان سب سے برتر وِدیا-روپا دیوی کی ارچنا کرے۔

Word by Word

• विलासिनी-प्रभावत्यौ: (the two goddesses) Vilāsinī and Prabhāvatī
• विलासिनी-प्रभावत्यौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलासिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभावती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative)

• जयाम्: (goddess) Jayā
• जयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• शान्ताम्: (goddess) Śāntā / peace
• शान्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• यजेत्: one should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनःक्रिया-वाचक (again)

• कान्तिम्: (goddess) Kānti / splendor
• कान्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• दुर्गा-सरस्वत्यौ: (the two goddesses) Durgā and Sarasvatī
• दुर्गा-सरस्वत्यौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्गा (प्रातिपदिक) + सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास

• विद्या-रूपाम्: (goddess) whose form is knowledge
• विद्या-रूपाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्यायाः रूपम् → विद्यारूपा)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• परम्: next/further
• परम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; क्रियाविशेषण (further/next)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual context; dialogue framework traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vilāsinī
• Prabhāvatī
• Jayā
• Śāntā
• Kānti
• Durgā
• Sarasvatī
• Vidyā (as Devī)

FAQs

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

It presents a graded worship-sequence of Śakti-names—moving from auspicious powers like victory and peace to splendor, protection (Durgā), learning (Sarasvatī), and finally the highest emphasis: Vidyā itself as the Goddess, indicating knowledge as a culminating spiritual attainment.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as ordered upāsanā—devotion through reverent invocation of divine attributes. The devotee contemplates multiple facets of the Divine Feminine, culminating in devotion to Vidyā-rūpā, where devotion and inner illumination converge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects ritual-technical ordering (prayoga/krama) typical of Vedāṅga-aligned practice—how specific deity-names are invoked in sequence for focused results (śānti, jaya, kānti) and for knowledge-oriented attainment associated with Sarasvatī/Vidyā.