Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

सृष्टिक्रियान्विता शांतिर्बिद्वाढ्या च त्रिधा पुनः । अरुणाक्ष्यादीपिका च बिंदुयुक्ता द्विधा ततः ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

sṛṣṭikriyānvitā śāṃtirbidvāḍhyā ca tridhā punaḥ | aruṇākṣyādīpikā ca biṃduyuktā dvidhā tataḥ || 2 ||

Translation

‘سِرشٹی-کریا کے ساتھ’ شانتی کی قسم بتائی گئی ہے؛ اور ‘بِدواآڈھیا’ نامی روپ پھر تین طرح کا ہے۔ اسی طرح ‘ارُناکشِی’ اور ‘دیپِکا’ بھی مانے گئے ہیں؛ اور آخر میں ‘بِندو یُکتہ’ قسم دو بھیدوں والی ہے۔

Word by Word

• सृष्टि-क्रिया-अन्विता: endowed with the act of creation
• सृष्टि-क्रिया-अन्विता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (अन्/इ धातु?; √i ‘to go’ not; here adjectival ‘anvita’ from अन्वि/अनु+इ?; accepted as प्रातिपदिक ‘अन्वित’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सृष्टिक्रियया अन्विता) विशेषण

• शान्तिः: Śānti (Peace)
• शान्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बिद्वा-ढ्या: (textually) bidvāḍhyā; likely ‘learned/wealthy’
• बिद्वा-ढ्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिद्वा (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट) + ढ्या/ढ्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आढ्या’ = wealthy)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास; पाठे ‘बिद्वाढ्या’ सम्भवतः ‘विद्वद्-आढ्या’ (learned and rich) इति; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• त्रिधा: in three ways
• त्रिधा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in three ways)

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

• अरुण-अक्षी-आदीपिका: Aruṇākṣī-Ādīpikā (a named form)
• अरुण-अक्षी-आदीपिका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षी (प्रातिपदिक) + आदीपिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (अरुणाक्षी नाम आदीपिका)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• बिन्दु-युक्ता: joined with a bindu (dot)
• बिन्दु-युक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (युज् धातु + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (बिन्दुना युक्ता) विशेषण

• द्विधा: in two ways
• द्विधा: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in two ways)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तर-अर्थे (then/thereafter)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga context, traditionally within dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It systematizes śānti and related ritual/mantra categories, showing that peace-making rites are not random but follow precise, traditional technical divisions used to align practice with cosmic order.

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

Indirectly: by classifying pacificatory and mantra-technical forms, it supports correct ritual performance that traditionally accompanies Vaiṣṇava devotion, helping devotees remove obstacles and maintain steadiness in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā-style technical markers and classifications—especially the notion of bindu (a phonetic/seed-point marker) and named subtypes used to organize mantra/rite variants for proper application.