Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

मायाधिका ह्लादिनीयुक् चन्द्राढ्या सर्गिणी पुनः । प्रतिष्ठा स्मृतिसंयुक्ता क्षुधया सहिता पुनः ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

māyādhikā hlādinīyuk candrāḍhyā sargiṇī punaḥ | pratiṣṭhā smṛtisaṃyuktā kṣudhayā sahitā punaḥ || 73 ||

Translation

Ngài trội vượt bởi māyā; được kết hợp với năng lực hỷ lạc (Hlādini); dồi dào phẩm tính nguyệt tính mát dịu; lại là đấng phát khởi tạo hóa. Ngài cũng là “Sự An lập” đi cùng ký ức (smṛti), và lại nữa, Ngài đồng hiện cùng cơn đói.

Word by Word

• माया-अधिका: surpassing māyā
• माया-अधिका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तुलनार्थ/अधिक्य): मायया अधिका (surpassing māyā / greater than māyā)

• ह्लादिनी-युक्त्: endowed with hlādinī (bliss-giving power)
• ह्लादिनी-युक्त्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hlādinī (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; from √yuj)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे: ह्लादिन्या युक्ता (endowed with the hlādinī power)

• चन्द्र-आढ्या: rich in moon(-like) splendor
• चन्द्र-आढ्या: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: चन्द्रेण/चन्द्रवत् आढ्या (rich in/possessing moon-like splendor)

• सर्गिणी: creative/creating
• सर्गिणी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarginī (प्रातिपदिक; from सर्गिन्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; गुणवाचक (possessing creation/creative)

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/क्रमसूचक (again/further)

• प्रतिष्ठा: (as) Pratiṣṭhā / stability
• प्रतिष्ठा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratiṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समनाधिकरणे (as an epithet/name)

• स्मृति-संयुक्ता: associated with memory
• स्मृति-संयुक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smṛti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक; from √yuj)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषार्थे: स्मृत्या संयुक्ता (connected with memory)

• क्षुधया: with hunger
• क्षुधया: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहिता: accompanied
• सहिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह्/सहित (प्रातिपदिक; PPP from √sah)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'सहित' = accompanied/associated

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, पुनरुक्ति/क्रमसूचक (again/further)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an enumerative/technical passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Maya
• Chandra

FAQs

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

It catalogues subtle forces that bind embodied life—māyā, delight-seeking, lunar-mindedness, memory, and hunger—showing how creation and psychological drives arise together and must be understood for liberation.

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

By naming the inner pulls (pleasure, mental fluctuation, appetite) that distract the mind, it implicitly supports bhakti as a stabilizing remedy—turning memory and attention toward the Divine rather than toward māyā-driven cravings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses technical classification of inner faculties and qualities (including the ‘lunar’ mental principle), aligning with a Vedāṅga-style analytical approach that supports disciplines like Jyotiṣa (lunar influence) and systematic self-observation in ritual and study.