Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 164

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

निर्मोचनान्ते कालेति ततः पुरुष ईरयेत् । कालान्तकसदृक्तोयं स्वेश्वरान्ते सदृग्जलम् ॥ १६४ ॥

Transliteration

nirmocanānte kāleti tataḥ puruṣa īrayet | kālāntakasadṛktoyaṃ sveśvarānte sadṛgjalam || 164 ||

Translation

Dann, am Abschluss des Entlassungsritus (nirmocana), spreche man das Wort „kāla“ (Zeit). Denn dieses Wasser gleicht Kālāntaka, dem Beender der Zeit; und am äußersten Ende, das der eigene Herrscher-Gott festsetzt, wird das Wasser gleicherweise zum vollendenden, abschließenden Wirkprinzip.

Word by Word

• nirmocana-ante: at the end of ‘nirmocana’
• nirmocana-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirmocana (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative Singular Masculine

• kāla-iti: (the word) ‘kāla’ (thus)
• kāla-iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निर्देशक ‘इति’ सहित; iti-quotative (particle) marking the uttered word ‘kāla’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; adverb ‘then’

• puruṣaḥ: (the word) ‘puruṣa’
• puruṣaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative Singular Masculine (mantra-element to be uttered)

• īrayet: should utter
• īrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īr (ईर् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative

• kāla-antaka-sadṛk: resembling Kāla-antaka
• kāla-antaka-sadṛk: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + antaka (प्रातिपदिक) + sadṛś/sadṛk (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative Singular Masculine (qualifying ‘ayam’)

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative Singular Masculine (pronoun)

• sva-īśvara-ante: at the end of ‘sveśvara’
• sva-īśvara-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; Locative Singular Masculine

• sadṛk-jalam: the word ‘sadṛgjala’ (resembling water / ‘sadṛk-jala’)
• sadṛk-jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sadṛś/sadṛk (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative Singular Neuter (as mantra-item)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-phrasing context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kāla
• Kālāntaka

FAQs

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

It frames “Time (kāla)” as the decisive principle at the completion of a releasing rite, teaching that ritual completion mirrors cosmic finality—what ends a rite also symbolizes the inevitable ending governed by Time.

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

By insisting on correct concluding utterance and reverent handling of sanctified water, it supports bhakti through disciplined observance—devotion expressed as careful, faithful completion of prescribed acts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights precise ritual recitation (mantra/utterance at a specific procedural endpoint), reflecting Vedanga-style technicality—right word at the right time to seal the rite’s intended effect.