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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

तथा त्रैपुरकंदाख्या ज्ञात्रादित्रिविधात्मिका । आयुर्लक्ष्मीकीर्तिभोगसौंदर्यारोग्यदायिका ॥ १०५ ॥

tathā traipurakaṃdākhyā jñātrāditrividhātmikā | āyurlakṣmīkīrtibhogasauṃdaryārogyadāyikā || 105 ||

Cũng vậy, pháp môn gọi là Traipurakaṃda—có bản tính ba phần, khởi từ “người biết” v.v.—ban thọ mạng lâu dài, phúc lộc, danh tiếng, hưởng thụ, vẻ đẹp và sức khỏe.

तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb; ‘likewise’)
त्रैपुरकन्दाख्याcalled ‘the root of Tripura’
त्रैपुरकन्दाख्या:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रैपुर + कन्द + आख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-श्रृङ्खला (त्रैपुरस्य कन्दस्य आख्या)
ज्ञात्रादित्रिविधात्मिकाthreefold in nature as knower etc.
ज्ञात्रादित्रिविधात्मिका:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञातृ + आदि + त्रिविध + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ज्ञातृ-आदि-त्रिविधः आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्याः)
आयुःlife-span
आयुः:
Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
लक्ष्मीfortune, Lakṣmī
लक्ष्मी:
Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
TypeNoun
Rootलक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
कीर्तिfame
कीर्ति:
Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
TypeNoun
Rootकीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
भोगenjoyment
भोग:
Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
TypeNoun
Rootभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
सौन्दर्यbeauty
सौन्दर्य:
Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
TypeNoun
Rootसौन्दर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
आरोग्यhealth
आरोग्य:
Upapada (उपपद/Member of compound)
TypeNoun
Rootआरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)
दायिकाgiver of life, fortune, fame, enjoyment, beauty, and health
दायिका:
Karta (कर्ता/Agent as ‘giver’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदायिका (कृदन्त; √दा धातु)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तद्धित/कृदन्त-प्रयोग ‘दायिका’ = ‘giver’; पूर्वपदानि (आयुः-लक्ष्मी-कीर्ति-भोग-सौन्दर्य-आरोग्य) कर्म-तत्पुरुषार्थे

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-sciences section)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

N
Narada
S
Sanatkumara

FAQs

It presents a shastric discipline (Traipurakaṃda) as ‘threefold’—centering on the knower—and links right knowledge with both inner order and tangible life-benefits such as health, prosperity, and lasting reputation.

While not explicitly a bhakti-verse, it supports bhakti indirectly: a clarified ‘knower’ (jñātṛ) and disciplined understanding stabilize life, making sustained Vishnu-bhakti and vrata-practice easier and more effective.

It highlights a technical, threefold analytical framework (knower and related triad), typical of Vedanga-style instruction that systematizes learning and is traditionally associated with practical results (phala) like ārogya and āyuḥ.