Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

कृष्णः कामो बीजमुक्तं शक्तिर्वह्निप्रिया मता । षड्वीर्याढ्येन बीजेन षडंगानि समाचरेत् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇaḥ kāmo bījamuktaṃ śaktirvahnipriyā matā | ṣaḍvīryāḍhyena bījena ṣaḍaṃgāni samācaret || 17 ||

Translation

«كريشنا» هو كاما-بيجا (بذرة الرغبة)، وقد عُلِّم بوصفه مانترا البذرة. و«شاكتي» تُعَدّ محبوبةً لأغني (إله النار). وبالبذرة الموهوبة بالقوى الستّ، ينبغي أداء الأعضاء الستة (ṣaḍ-aṅga) للمانترا أداءً صحيحًا.

Word by Word

• कृष्णः: Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कामः: Kāma (desire-god)
• कामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• बीज: seed-syllable
• बीज: Visheshya-part (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (बीज-मुक्तम्)

• मुक्तम्: (the) bīja is ‘mukta’
• मुक्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); बीज-मुक्तम् = कर्मधारय ‘the seed (is) “mukta”/released’ (i.e., the bīja is ‘mukta’)

• शक्तिः: power (śakti)
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वह्नि: fire (Agni)
• वह्नि: Visheshya-part (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद (वह्नि-प्रिया)

• प्रिया: beloved
• प्रिया: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); वह्नि-प्रिया = तत्पुरुष ‘beloved of Agni’

• मता: is considered
• मता: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular) — ‘is considered’

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; समासपूर्वपद (षड्-वीर्य-आढ्येन)

• वीर्य: power/energy
• वीर्य: Visheshya-part (समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद

• आढ्येन: with (one) endowed
• आढ्येन: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); षड्-वीर्य-आढ्येन = तत्पुरुष ‘with (a bīja) endowed with six powers’

• बीजेन: with the bīja
• बीजेन: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण; समासपूर्वपद (षड्-अङ्गानि)

• अङ्गानि: the six limbs
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/द्वितीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); षड्-अङ्गानि = द्विगु ‘six limbs (sixfold parts)’

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practice
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/mantra-technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Agni
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra-japa is not merely repetition: the bīja (seed) is to be empowered through disciplined auxiliaries (ṣaḍaṅga), aligning speech, mind, and ritual method so devotion becomes precise and potent.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through mantra-sādhana—approaching Kṛṣṇa with a structured practice (bīja, śakti, and aṅgas), showing that loving remembrance is strengthened by correct ritual and contemplative technique.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra procedure—especially ṣaḍaṅga/nyāsa style auxiliaries used in ritual recitation—reflecting the technical, method-driven side of Vedic practice discussed in Book 1.3.