Shloka 67

Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship

Devanagari script

नमस्ते सर्वगे देवि नमस्ते शुभसौख्यदे । त्राहि मां पद्मपत्राक्षि कात्यायनि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

namaste sarvage devi namaste śubhasaukhyade | trāhi māṃ padmapatrākṣi kātyāyani namo'stu te || 67 ||

Translation

اے ہر جگہ موجود دیوی! تجھے نمسکار؛ اے مبارک خوشی دینے والی! تجھے نمسکار۔ اے کنول کے پتے جیسی آنکھوں والی! میری حفاظت کر؛ اے کات्यायنی! تجھے بار بار نمسکار ہو۔

Word by Word

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable interjection (निपात) used in salutation; often with dative

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative (चतुर्थी/4), Singular

• sarva-ge: O all-pervading one
• sarva-ge: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative (सम्बोधन), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘going everywhere / all-pervading’

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable interjection (निपात)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative, Singular

• śubha-saukhya-de: O giver of auspicious happiness
• śubha-saukhya-de: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘giver of auspicious happiness’ (शुभं सौख्यं ददाति)

• trāhi: protect!
• trāhi: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √trā (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्/Loṭ), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• padma-patra-akṣi: O lotus-leaf-eyed one
• padma-patra-akṣi: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular; Karmadhāraya: ‘lotus-leaf-eyed’ (पद्मपत्रसदृशम् अक्षि यस्याः)

• kātyāyani: O Kātyāyanī
• kātyāyani: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kātyāyanī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambodhana/Prayojana (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Indeclinable interjection (निपात)

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Dative, Singular

Speaker

A devotee/pilgrim offering a protective hymn to the Goddess (within the Uttara-Bhaga Mahatmya narration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Katyayani

FAQs

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

It is a direct śaraṇāgati (surrender) prayer: the devotee honors the Goddess as all-pervading and as the giver of auspicious well-being, then asks for protection—showing that refuge in Devi is itself a spiritual means in Mahatmya contexts.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through stuti (praise), nāma-ucchāraṇa (calling her name Kātyāyanī), and yācñā (humble petition) for rakṣā—devotion grounded in trust that the Divine Mother actively grants welfare and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Primarily chandas-style devotional phrasing and mantra-like address (stuti) used in ritual recitation; it reflects practical prayoga (application) of sacred speech rather than a technical exposition of a Vedanga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.