Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 120

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

तन्नो भौमः प्रचोवर्णान्दयांदिति च संवदेत् । भौमस्यैषा तु गायत्री जप्तुः सर्वेष्टसिद्धिदा ॥ १२० ॥

Transliteration

tanno bhaumaḥ pracovarṇāndayāṃditi ca saṃvadet | bhaumasyaiṣā tu gāyatrī japtuḥ sarveṣṭasiddhidā || 120 ||

Translation

Man rezitiere: „Möge Bhauma (Mars) unsere Buchstaben (unsere Rede) antreiben und möge er Erbarmen gewähren.“ Dies ist die Gāyatrī Bхаumas; in japa wiederholt, verleiht sie die Erfüllung aller gewünschten Ziele.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण (quoted element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद-रूपेण

• नः: our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive) बहुवचन; ‘our’

• भौमः: Bhāuma (Mars)
• भौमः: कर्ता (Karta/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रचोदयात्: may (he) impel/inspire
• प्रचोदयात्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• संवदेत्: should say/recite
• संवदेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• भौमस्य: of Bhāuma (Mars)
• भौमस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भौम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एषा: this
• एषा: कर्ता/निर्देश (Subject/Deictic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेष (adversative/emphatic particle)

• गायत्री: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्री: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जप्तुः: of the reciter
• जप्तुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप् (धातु) + तृ (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्तरि तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (agent noun)

• सर्वेष्ट-सिद्धिदा: granting success of all desired aims
• सर्वेष्ट-सिद्धिदा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् गायत्र्याः; ‘सर्वेष्टस्य सिद्धिं ददाति’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue teaching Narada the technical mantras/vidhi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhauma (Mangala/Mars)

FAQs

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

It presents Bhauma’s (Mars) Gāyatrī as a focused japa-mantra: aligning one’s speech (varṇa) and inner disposition (dayā) with the graha’s energy, so that intentions become siddha (fulfilled) through disciplined recitation.

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

Though framed as a Jyotiṣa mantra, it models bhakti through reverent invocation—seeking not only results but also virtues like compassion, making spiritual character part of the desired fruit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa and mantra-śāstra: a graha-specific Gāyatrī is prescribed for japa to attain iṣṭa-siddhi, reflecting remedial/propitiatory practice (graha-śānti) within Vedic technical traditions.