Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

विलसन्मातृकावर्णे वराभयकराय च । प्ररमाद्ये च गुरवे सहस्रं विनिवेदयेत् ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

vilasanmātṛkāvarṇe varābhayakarāya ca | praramādye ca gurave sahasraṃ vinivedayet || 92 ||

Translation

Dem Guru—der in den Buchstaben der Mātṛkā erstrahlt und dessen Hände Gaben und Furchtlosigkeit verleihen, dem Ersten und Ursprünglichen—soll man tausend (Wiederholungen/Opfergaben) darbringen, wie vorgeschrieben.

Word by Word

• विलसत्-मातृका-वर्णे: in/at the shining letters of the mātṛkā (alphabet)
• विलसत्-मातृका-वर्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलसत् (कृदन्त, शतृ) + मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘विलसत्’ = विलस् (धातु) + शतृ (present participle), ‘प्रकाशमान’ अर्थे; ‘मातृकायाः वर्णः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; अधिकरणस्थ-विशेषणम्

• वर-अभय-कराय: to (the deity) whose hand grants boon and fearlessness
• वर-अभय-कराय: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; ‘वरं च अभयं च’ इति द्वन्द्व-भावार्थे, परन्तु ‘वराभयौ करो यस्य’ इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रचलितः; अत्र दत्तव्य-सम्बन्धे विशेषणम् (to the one with boon-and-fearlessness hand / granting boons and fearlessness)

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

• प्ररमाद्ये: in/at Praramādya (as an epithet/place)
• प्ररमाद्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्ररमाद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणस्थ-विशेषणम्; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप (epithet)

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

• गुरवे: to the Guru
• गुरवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand (count)
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• विनिवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• विनिवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; विध्यर्थ (should offer/present)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Matrika (phonemic letters)

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice becomes complete when dedicated to the Guru as the living embodiment of sacred sound (Mātṛkā), approached as the giver of protection (abhaya) and spiritual attainment (vara).

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

By directing a substantial offering of practice—“a thousand”—to the Guru, it frames disciplined repetition as an act of reverent surrender, where devotion and technique support each other.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-vidhi: the Mātṛkā letters as a technical basis for mantra/nyāsa, and the use of fixed counts (sahasra) as a regulated ritual method.