Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

वरदा वाक्यदा वाणी विविधा वेदविग्रहा । विद्या वागीश्वरी सत्या संयता च सरस्वती ॥ १३२ ॥

Transliteration

varadā vākyadā vāṇī vividhā vedavigrahā | vidyā vāgīśvarī satyā saṃyatā ca sarasvatī || 132 ||

Translation

سرسوتی بر دینے والی، درست کلام عطا کرنے والی ہے؛ وہ گوناگوں صورتوں والی وانی ہے، ویدوں کی مجسم صورت ہے۔ وہ وِدیا، واگیسوری، سچّی اور ضبط والی ہے۔

Word by Word

• वरदा: boon-giver
• वरदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + दा (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: वरं ददाति इति = ‘giver of boons’

• वाक्यदा: giver of words; bestower of speech
• वाक्यदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य + दा (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: वाक्यं ददाति इति = ‘giver of speech/utterance’

• वाणी: speech; Vāṇī
• वाणी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विविधा: manifold; diverse
• विविधा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वेदविग्रहा: embodiment of the Vedas
• वेदविग्रहा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + विग्रह (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वेदानां विग्रहः/विग्रहा = ‘embodiment/form of the Vedas’

• विद्या: knowledge
• विद्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वागीश्वरी: mistress of speech
• वागीश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: वाचः ईश्वरी = ‘mistress of speech’

• सत्या: truthful; true
• सत्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संयता: self-controlled; restrained
• संयता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + यत (धातु √यम् ‘to restrain’) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘restrained/controlled’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चयबोधक

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject—epithet in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in a Vedanga/vidyā context, praising Sarasvatī as Vāk and Veda-śakti)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvati
• Vani
• Veda

FAQs

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

It identifies Sarasvatī not merely as a deity of learning, but as Vāk itself—the living power behind the Vedas—linking spiritual progress to truthful, disciplined, and Veda-aligned speech.

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

Even in a technical (Vedāṅga) setting, devotion is implied through reverent praise: bhakti refines speech into truth and restraint, making one’s recitation, prayer, and teaching worthy of divine support.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse foregrounds Vāk-śuddhi (purity of speech) and the competence to form correct statements—central to Śikṣā (phonetics), Vyākaraṇa (grammar), and Chandas (meter) for accurate Vedic recitation and meaning.