Shloka 15

Prabhāsa-kṣetra: Circuit of Tīrthas and Shrines Leading to Bhukti and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

वरारोहामजापालां मंगलां ललितेश्वरीम् । संपूज्य क्रमतेश्चैता विपापो जायते नरः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

varārohāmajāpālāṃ maṃgalāṃ laliteśvarīm | saṃpūjya kramateścaitā vipāpo jāyate naraḥ || 15 ||

Translation

Người nào theo đúng nghi thức mà thành kính phụng thờ Varārohā, Ajāpālā, Maṅgalā và Laliteśvarī, rồi tiến hành theo thứ tự đã định, thì người ấy được giải thoát khỏi tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• वरारोहाम्: Varārohā (a goddess epithet)
• वरारोहाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरारोहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः कर्मधारयः (vara+ārohā = ‘excellent rider/one who mounts well’)

• अजापालाम्: Ajāpālā (protector of goats; epithet)
• अजापालाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजापाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ajāyāḥ pālā = protector of goats)

• मङ्गलाम्: Maṅgalā (auspicious one; epithet)
• मङ्गलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ललितेश्वरीम्: Laliteśvarī
• ललितेश्वरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललिता + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lalitāyāḥ īśvarī = Lady of Lalitā / Laliteśvarī)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal); ‘having worshipped’

• क्रमतेः: of Kramateśa
• क्रमतेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रमतेः (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; ‘of Kramateśa’ (proper name)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एताः: these (goddesses)
• एताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विपापः: sinless
• विपापः: Kartṛsāmānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसामानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपसर्ग-तत्पुरुष/नञर्थ-भावः (vi+pāpa = free from sin)

• जायते: is born / becomes
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Uttara-bhaga mahatmya passage in Purāṇic style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Varārohā
• Ajāpālā
• Maṅgalā
• Laliteśvarī

FAQs

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

It teaches that properly performed Devī-worship—done with completeness (saṃpūjya) and in the correct sequence (kramataḥ)—functions as pāpa-nāśana (sin-removal) and inner purification.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, orderly worship of the Divine Mother in specific forms; devotion is validated not only by feeling but by faithful observance of the prescribed ritual order, yielding moral-spiritual purification.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The emphasis on kramataḥ (sequence) points to Kalpa/ritual procedure—how rites are ordered and executed—showing that correct ritual methodology is integral to obtaining the stated fruit (vipāpatva).