Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

गणेशग्रहनक्षत्रयोगिनीराशिरूपिणीम् । देवीं मंत्रमयीं नौमि मातृकापीठरूपिणीम् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

gaṇeśagrahanakṣatrayoginīrāśirūpiṇīm | devīṃ maṃtramayīṃ naumi mātṛkāpīṭharūpiṇīm || 10 ||

Translation

Con đảnh lễ Nữ Thần, Đấng mang hình tướng của Gaṇeśa, các hành tinh, các chòm sao (nakṣatra), các Yoginī và các cung hoàng đạo. Con đảnh lễ Devi, Đấng chính là mantra, hiện thân làm thánh tọa (pīṭha) của các Mātr̥kā.

Word by Word

• गणेश-ग्रह-नक्षत्र-योगिनी-राशि-रूपिणीम्: having the form of Gaṇeśa, planets, constellations, yoginīs, and zodiac-signs
• गणेश-ग्रह-नक्षत्र-योगिनी-राशि-रूपिणीम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (समाहार/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध: एतेषां रूपिणी) विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘देवीम्’)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• मन्त्र-मयीम्: consisting of mantra / mantra-embodied
• मन्त्र-मयीम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मयी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्रैः मयी/मन्त्रस्वरूपा) विशेषणम्

• नौमि: I bow (to)
• नौमि: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मातृका-पीठ-रूपिणीम्: having the form of the Mātr̥kā-seat (pīṭha)
• मातृका-पीठ-रूपिणीम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; तत्पुरुषः (मातृकापीठस्य रूपिणी) विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘देवीम्’)

Speaker

Narada (in praise/description within the Vedanga-technical context, especially Jyotisha and mantra-shastra)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Ganesha
• Grahas
• Nakshatras
• Yoginis
• Rashis
• Matrikas

FAQs

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

It presents the Goddess as the inner power behind both cosmic order (graha–nakṣatra–rāśi) and sacred sound (mantra–mātṛkā), linking devotional worship with the metaphysical basis of Vedic sciences.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as nāma and mantra-oriented reverence: by bowing to Devi as mantramayī, devotion becomes a disciplined practice of sacred sound that aligns the worshipper with the cosmic structure she embodies.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) is foregrounded through grahas, nakṣatras, and rāśis, while mantra-vidyā is emphasized through the idea of mātṛkās (letter-deities) and Devi as the very substance of mantra used in ritual recitation.