Shloka 8

Nityaklinnā Tripurā Sādhana and the Jvālāmukhī-Krama

Devanagari script

नित्यारुणा मदनातुरा महामोहा प्रकृत्यपि / महेन्द्राणी च कलनाकर्षिणी भारती तथा

Transliteration

nityāruṇā madanāturā mahāmohā prakṛtyapi / mahendrāṇī ca kalanākarṣiṇī bhāratī tathā

Translation

有常红女神尼提亚鲁那（Nityāruṇā）、为爱所迫的玛达那图拉（Madanāturā）、以及本性大迷惑的摩诃摩诃（Mahāmohā）；又有摩诃因陀罗尼（Mahendrāṇī）、牵引诸分的迦拉那迦尔希尼（Kalānākarṣiṇī）与婆罗底（Bhāratī）——此诸名号如是宣举。

Word by Word

• नित्य: eternal
• नित्य: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (as compound member)

• अरुणा: Nityāruṇā (the ever-reddish one)
• अरुणा: Karta (Subject/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः: नित्य-अरुणा (adjectival karmadhāraya) देवी-नाम

• मदनातुरा: love-stricken
• मदनातुरा: Karta (Appositional epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदन + आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः: मदन-आतुरा (affected by love)

• महामोहा: Mahāmohā
• महामोहा: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः: महा-मोहा (great delusion; goddess-name)

• प्रकृत्या: by nature
• प्रकृत्या: Karana (Manner/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थे (also/even)

• महेन्द्राणी: Mahendrāṇī
• महेन्द्राणी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• कलना: of thought/imagining
• कलना: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular (as compound member)

• आकर्षिणी: Kalanākarṣiṇī
• आकर्षिणी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकर्षिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular; समासः: कलना-आकर्षिणी (she who attracts thought)

• भारती: Bhāratī
• भारती: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — nominative singular (देवी-नाम)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यताबोधक (likewise/and also)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Divine powers are many-named and functionally differentiated; naming is a contemplative taxonomy for focusing mind and intention.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma–rūpa as pedagogical handles for the One Śakti; recognition of prakṛti’s guṇic play (mohā) under divine governance.

Application: Use the names as dhyāna-points: visualize each śakti’s function (arising, attraction, delusion, sovereignty, speech) and integrate them into a single-centered practice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: mantra-list within ritual context

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.198.7 (Tripurā and Jvālāmukhī-krama context); Garuda Purana 1.198.9–10 (continuation: Mātṛkā/śakti lists)

Characters & Entities

• Mahendrani
• Bharati

FAQs

What is the importance of naming these feminine forms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a catalog of personified forces—such as desire (madanāturā) and delusion (mahāmohā)—showing how inner tendencies are treated as distinct powers that influence embodied beings.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey described in the Garuda Purana?

By identifying passion and delusion as innate forces, the text hints at psychological causes that bind the jīva to karma, which later shape post-death experiences discussed elsewhere in the Garuda Purana.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat desire and delusion as observable forces within the mind; reduce their grip through disciplined conduct (dharma), truthful speech (bhāratī), and steady devotional practice.