Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 191

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

Devanagari script

त्रैलोक्याक्रमणान्ते तु पादशालिक ईरयेत् । रामत्रय ततो विष्णुरूपान्ते धर एव च ॥ १९१ ॥

Transliteration

trailokyākramaṇānte tu pādaśālika īrayet | rāmatraya tato viṣṇurūpānte dhara eva ca || 191 ||

Translation

Am Schluss des Abschnitts vom „Schritt über die drei Welten“ spreche man das Markwort „pādaśālika“. Dann, nach dem Hinweis auf den „dreifachen Rāma“, und am Ende der Einheit der „Gestalt Viṣṇus“, soll man ebenfalls „dhara“ aussprechen.

Word by Word

• त्रैलोक्य-आक्रमण-अन्ते: at the end of the three-world-striding
• त्रैलोक्य-आक्रमण-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आक्रमण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (masculine; locative singular; ‘at the end of the conquest/stride over the three worlds’)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/अन्वयबोधक (particle: ‘but/indeed/then’)

• पाद-शालिकः: (the word) “pādaśālika”
• पाद-शालिकः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + शालिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine; nominative singular; mantra-name to be uttered)

• ईरयेत्: should utter/recite
• ईरयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (optative; 3rd person singular; ‘should utter’)

• राम-त्रयम्: the three Rāmas
• राम-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter; nominative/accusative singular; ‘the three Rāmas’)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रमवाचक (indeclinable: ‘then/thereafter’)

• विष्णु-रूप-अन्ते: at the end of the Viṣṇu-form
• विष्णु-रूप-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (masculine; locative singular; ‘at the end of the Viṣṇu-form’)

• धरः: (the word) “dhara”
• धरः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine; nominative singular; mantra-name)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (particle of emphasis: ‘indeed/just’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction: ‘and’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedāṅga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rama

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that sacred recitation is not casual: specific concluding markers and counts are prescribed, reflecting the Purāṇic view that precision in śabda (sound) safeguards the intended sacred effect.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as careful honoring of Viṣṇu-linked recitational forms—devotion includes disciplined chanting where even endings and markers are treated as offerings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a technical, Vedāṅga-like practice (close to Chandas/Śikṣā): using named units and spoken markers to structure correct recitation and segmentation.