Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

प्रणवो भुवनेशानीस्वबीजांते नवार्णकः । हस्तीति च पिशाचीति लिखेञ्चैवाग्रिंसुंदरी ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

praṇavo bhuvaneśānīsvabījāṃte navārṇakaḥ | hastīti ca piśācīti likheñcaivāgriṃsuṃdarī || 61 ||

Translation

Das neunsilbige Mantra wird mit dem Praṇava „Oṁ“ gebildet und endet mit der bīja der Bhuvaneśānī. Man soll es zusammen mit den Worten „hastī“ und „piśācī“ schreiben, ebenso auch mit „Agriṃ-sundarī“.

Word by Word

• प्रणवः: praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘praṇava (oṃ)’

• भुवनेशानी-स्व-बीज-अन्ते: at the end of Bhuvaneśānī’s seed-mantra
• भुवनेशानी-स्व-बीज-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुवनेशानी-स्व-बीज-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक); components: भुवनेशानी (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषसमास, सप्तमी एकवचन रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत्; ‘at the end of the seed (mantra) of Bhuvaneśānī’

• नव-अर्णकः: the nine-syllabled (mantra)
• नव-अर्णकः: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव-अर्णक (प्रातिपदिक); components: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगुसमास—‘nine-syllabled (mantra)’

• हस्ती: ‘hastī’ (elephant)
• हस्ती: Karma (कर्म/quoted item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘elephant’ (as a mantra-word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिबोधक अव्यय (Quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• पिशाची: ‘piśācī’
• पिशाची: Karma (कर्म/quoted item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘piśācī (female goblin)’ (as a mantra-word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण अव्यय (Quotative)

• लिखेत्: should write
• लिखेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should write’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण अव्यय (Emphasis)

• अग्नि-सुन्दरी: ‘Agnisundarī’
• अग्नि-सुन्दरी: Karma (कर्म/quoted item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक); components: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘Agni-sundarī’ (name/epithet)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/mantra-vidhana section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Praṇava (Oṁ)
• Bhuvaneśānī (Bhuvaneśvarī)

FAQs

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

It gives a precise, technical rule for constructing and inscribing a specific nine-syllabled (navārṇaka) mantra—showing that correct formation (praṇava + deity-bīja) is treated as spiritually consequential in mantra-śāstra sections of the Narada Purana.

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

While primarily technical, it supports devotional practice by prescribing a focused mantra-form connected to a Devī-form (Bhuvaneśānī); disciplined japa/likhita (written) mantra practice is presented as a concrete method of devotion and inner steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-vidhi (ritual procedure) and phonetic/structural precision in mantra construction (praṇava, bīja, syllable-count)—a technical discipline aligned with Śikṣā (sound/recitation) and broader ritual science discussed in Book 1.3.