Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

महासुदर्शनमनुः कथ्यते सिद्धिदायकः । सुदर्शनमहाशब्दाच्चक्रराजेश्वरेति च ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

mahāsudarśanamanuḥ kathyate siddhidāyakaḥ | sudarśanamahāśabdāccakrarājeśvareti ca || 47 ||

Translation

Das Mantra namens „Mahā-sudarśana“ wird als Spender von Siddhis (geistigen Vollkommenheiten) verkündet. Und aus dem großen heiligen Klang „Sudarśana“ wird es auch „Cakra-rājeśvara“ genannt, der Herr des Königs der Scheiben: des Sudarśana-Cakra.

Word by Word

• महा-सुदर्शन-मनुः: the Mahā-sudarśana mantra
• महा-सुदर्शन-मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: महत् सुदर्शनः (great Sudarśana) + manuḥ (mantra-formula)

• कथ्यते: is said
• कथ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); 'is said/declared'

• सिद्धि-दायकः: bestowing accomplishment
• सिद्धि-दायकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: सिद्धिं ददाति इति (giver of success)

• सुदर्शन-महा-शब्दात्: from the great word “Sudarśana”
• सुदर्शन-महा-शब्दात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: सुदर्शनस्य महाशब्दः (the great sound/word 'Sudarśana')

• चक्र-राज-ईश्वर-इति: as (the name) “Cakrarājeśvara”
• चक्र-राज-ईश्वर-इति: Vacana/Quote marker (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotation particle (इति) with a compound name; functions as mantra/name-form: “cakrarājeśvara” + इति

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana
• Sudarshana Chakra
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It identifies the “Mahā-sudarśana” mantra as siddhi-dāyaka—capable of granting spiritual attainments—by invoking Sudarśana (Vishnu’s divine discus principle) as a protective and empowering deity-force.

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

By honoring Sudarśana as “Cakra-rājeśvara,” the verse frames mantra practice as devotion to Vishnu’s divine power—where reverent recitation and remembrance become a bhakti-based means to protection and inner accomplishment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidyā is emphasized: precise sacred nomenclature (manu/mantra), correct understanding of deity-epithets, and the idea that a mantra’s name and seed-word (śabda) carry functional ritual power.