Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
मातंगी च निशाचारा वृषग्राहा वृकानना । सैरिभास्या गजमुखा पशुवक्त्रा मृगानना ॥ ११९ ॥
mātaṃgī ca niśācārā vṛṣagrāhā vṛkānanā | sairibhāsyā gajamukhā paśuvaktrā mṛgānanā || 119 ||
اور وہ ماتنگی، رات میں پھرنے والی، بیلوں کو پکڑ لینے والی، بھیڑیا مُنہ والی؛ بھینسے جیسی بولی والی؛ ہاتھی مُنہ والی؛ جانور مُنہ والی اور ہرن مُنہ والی بھی ہے۔
Narada (in dialogue framework with Sanatkumara tradition; verse is a descriptive listing)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
The verse functions as a mantra-like catalogue of epithets, presenting multiple faces/voices/forms to indicate the deity’s all-pervading power across different realms of beings and states (including the nocturnal and liminal).
By offering many names and forms, it supports nāma-smaraṇa (devotional remembrance through names), a common Purāṇic method where recitation and contemplation of epithets becomes an accessible devotional practice.
The practical emphasis is on correct mantra-style recitation and phonetic clarity (Śikṣā) and on understanding compound epithets and derivations (Vyākaraṇa), since the verse is built from descriptive nominal compounds.