Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72

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

Devanagari script

गजास्यलंबोदरकौ विकटौ विध्नराट् तथा । धूम्रवर्णस्ततो बाह्ये लोकेशान्हेतिसंयुतान् ॥ ७२ ॥

Transliteration

gajāsyalaṃbodarakau vikaṭau vidhnarāṭ tathā | dhūmravarṇastato bāhye lokeśānhetisaṃyutān || 72 ||

Translation

Er wird genannt „Elefantengesichtig“ (Gajāsya), „Großbäuchig“ (Lambodara), „der Furchterregende“ (Vikaṭa) und „König der Hindernisse“ (Vidhnarāṭ). Dann, im äußeren Bereich der Welt, ist er „der Rauchfarbene“ (Dhūmravarṇa), verbunden mit den Welthütern (Lokapālas) und ihren Waffen.

Word by Word

• गजास्यलम्बोदरकौ: (He is) Gajāsya and Lambodara
• गजास्यलम्बोदरकौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गजास्य + लम्बोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (समाहार/इतरेतर) — two names in dual nominative

• विकटौ: (the two are) Vikaṭa
• विकटौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; नामरूपेण (as an epithet/name)

• विघ्नराट्: Vighnarāṭ (king of obstacles)
• विघ्नराट्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्नराट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; त्-अन्त (हलन्त) प्रातिपदिक

• तथा: and also / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb/conjunctive: 'also/likewise')

• धूम्रवर्णः: Dhūmravarṇa (smoke-colored one)
• धूम्रवर्णः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम्रवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (धूम्रः वर्णः यस्य)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana/Sequence (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then/thereafter)

• बाह्ये: in the outer
• बाह्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'loke')

• लोके: world
• लोके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• ईशान्: lords
• ईशान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• हेतिसंयुतान्: armed with weapons
• हेतिसंयुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेति + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (हेत्या संयुताः = armed with weapons)

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇeśa
• Lokapālas (Lokeśas)

FAQs

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

It presents Gaṇeśa’s names as functional epithets—especially Vidhnarāṭ—showing him as the divine regulator and remover of obstacles, invoked to secure success and right order in sacred undertakings.

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

By encouraging remembrance of Gaṇeśa through his names and forms, it frames devotion as attentive nāma-smaraṇa that aligns the devotee with divine protection and auspiciousness before higher worship and study.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It supports the ritual principle used across Vedāṅga practice: begin recitation, study, and rites with an invocation to the obstacle-removing deity, ensuring clarity and completion of technical disciplines like Vyākaraṇa and Kalpa.