Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Dīkṣā, Mantra-Types, Mantra-Doṣas, and Qualifications of Ācārya–Śiṣya
माप्रा नमामि च पदं नास्ति यस्मिन्स कीलितः । एवं मध्ये द्वयं मूर्ध्नि यस्मिन्नस्त्रलकारकौ ॥ २८ ॥
māprā namāmi ca padaṃ nāsti yasminsa kīlitaḥ | evaṃ madhye dvayaṃ mūrdhni yasminnastralakārakau || 28 ||
‘মাপ্ৰা’ আৰু ‘নমামি’—এই দুয়োটা পদত কোনো অক্ষৰেই ‘কীলিত’ (স্থিৰকৈ গাঁথা) নহয়। এইদৰে মধ্যত দুটা (চিহ্ন) থাকে, আৰু শিৰোভাগত থাকে সেই অক্ষৰসমূহ যি ‘অস্ত্ৰ-লকাৰ’ সূচক হিচাপে কাম কৰে।
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada on technical śāstra/grammar)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes that accurate understanding of sacred words depends on technical śāstra (especially Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā); correct linguistic analysis safeguards mantra-meaning and thus supports disciplined dharma and worship.
Bhakti is strengthened when names, prayers, and mantras are recited and interpreted correctly; this verse supports devotion indirectly by grounding worship in precise verbal knowledge (śabda-pramāṇa).
Vyākaraṇa-style analysis of letters within a word—identifying positions (beginning/middle) and the role of grammatical markers (indicatory signs) used for deriving correct forms and meanings.