Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

Devanagari script

महातंत्रे समुद्दिष्टं पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् । मंत्राणां शोधनं दीक्षामंत्रोद्धारश्च पूजनम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

mahātaṃtre samuddiṣṭaṃ paśupāśavimokṣaṇam | maṃtrāṇāṃ śodhanaṃ dīkṣāmaṃtroddhāraśca pūjanam || 5 ||

Translation

মহাতন্ত্রে জীবের পাশবন্ধন থেকে মুক্তি, মন্ত্রশোধন, দীক্ষা, দীক্ষামন্ত্রের উদ্ঘাটন/নির্ণয় এবং পূজাবিধি স্পষ্টভাবে বলা হয়েছে।

Word by Word

• mahā-tantre: in the Mahātantra
• mahā-tantre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + tantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘great tantra’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• samuddiṣṭam: is stated/indicated
• samuddiṣṭam: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-√diś (दिश् धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is indicated/mentioned’

• paśu-pāśa-vimokṣaṇam: the release of the bound soul (paśu) from bonds (pāśa)
• paśu-pāśa-vimokṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक) + pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vimokṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mantrāṇām: of mantras
• mantrāṇām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• śodhanam: purification
• śodhanam: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śodhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dīkṣā-mantra-uddhāraḥ: the extraction/derivation of the initiation-mantra
• dīkṣā-mantra-uddhāraḥ: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīkṣā (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + uddhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• pūjanam: worship
• pūjanam: Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (as the enumerator of topics within the Purva Bhaga’s fourth pada, in dialogue-context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It frames ritual practice as a liberation-technology: the soul (paśu) is freed from bondage (pāśa) through properly purified mantras, authorized initiation (dīkṣā), and correct worship (pūjā).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship—pūjā grounded in mantra-śodhana and dīkṣā—showing devotion not only as emotion but as sanctified, tradition-backed practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to applied mantra-science: correct formulation and “bringing forth” of mantras (mantroddhāra), their purification (śodhana), and initiation protocols—areas closely tied to ritual procedure and precise recitation.