Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

मुनिरत्रिश्च जगती छन्दो बुद्धिमतां वर । देवता नृहरिः प्रोक्तो विनियोगोऽखिलाप्तये ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

muniratriśca jagatī chando buddhimatāṃ vara | devatā nṛhariḥ prokto viniyogo'khilāptaye || 3 ||

Translation

Der ṛṣi (Seher) ist Atri; das Metrum ist Jagatī, o Bester der Verständigen. Als waltende Gottheit wird Nṛhari (Narasimha) verkündet. Die rituelle Anwendung (vinīyoga) dient dem Erlangen aller Ziele.

Word by Word

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (seer)

• अत्रिः: Atri
• अत्रिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (Atri)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (and)

• जगती: Jagatī (metre)
• जगती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (Jagatī metre)

• छन्दः: metre
• छन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (metre)

• बुद्धिमताम्: of the wise
• बुद्धिमताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; genitive plural (of the intelligent)

• वर: O best one
• वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; vocative singular (O best)

• देवता: the deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (presiding deity)

• नृहरिः: Nṛhari
• नृहरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (नृ + हरि) = Man-Lion (Nṛhari)

• प्रोक्तः: is declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रोक्त (कृदन्त; प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; past passive participle (is declared)

• विनियोगः: the application
• विनियोगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular (application/usage)

• अखिलाप्तये: for attaining all (goals)
• अखिलाप्तये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (अखिलस्य आप्तिः) dative: for attainment of all

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-style format)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Atri
• Nṛhari (Narasimha/Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It frames the mantra in the classical Vedic way—naming ṛṣi (Atri), chandas (Jagatī), devatā (Nṛhari)—so the practitioner aligns intention and devotion correctly, aiming at comprehensive attainment (akhila-āpti).

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

By explicitly identifying Nṛhari (Narasimha/Viṣṇu) as the devatā, it directs the mantra’s focus toward Viṣṇu-bhakti, where results arise from deity-centered remembrance and surrender rather than mere recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas/Vedāṅga usage: it specifies the Jagatī metre and the mantra’s viniyoga, reflecting the technical rubric used in Vedic ritual and mantra practice.