Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

माहेश्वरी च चामुंडा कौमारी चापराजिता । वाराही नारसिंहा च पुनरेतास्तु भूपुरे ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

māheśvarī ca cāmuṃḍā kaumārī cāparājitā | vārāhī nārasiṃhā ca punaretāstu bhūpure || 15 ||

Translation

摩醯湿伐梨（Māheśvarī）、遮母恩荼（Cāmuṇḍā）、鸠摩梨（Kaumārī）、阿波罗阇多（Aparājitā）、婆罗诃梨（Vārāhī）与那罗辛诃梨（Nārasiṃhī）——这些亦当安置于“部普罗”（bhūpura），即圣图之外缘的地界外坛。

Word by Word

• माहेश्वरी: Māheśvarī
• माहेश्वरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चामुण्डा: Cāmuṇḍā
• चामुण्डा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• कौमारी: Kaumārī
• कौमारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपराजिता: Aparājitā
• अपराजिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराजिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• वाराही: Vārāhī
• वाराही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• नारसिंहा: Nārasiṃhā
• नारसिंहा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारसिंहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुनः: again/further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

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

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषणार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• भूपुरे: in the bhūpura (outer square enclosure)
• भूपुरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvarī
• Cāmuṇḍā
• Kaumārī
• Aparājitā
• Vārāhī
• Nārasiṃhī

FAQs

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

It assigns specific Śakti-deities to the bhūpura (outer enclosure), emphasizing protective containment—spiritually marking the boundary where obstacles are restrained and the sacred space is safeguarded.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as ordered worship: devotion is made concrete through correct placement and honoring of divine powers (Śaktis) that guard the rite, allowing the practitioner to focus on the central deity with steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual-technical knowledge—precise spatial arrangement (maṇḍala/āvaraṇa-nyāsa style practice) used in pūjā and consecration, aligning worship with prescribed structure rather than improvisation.