Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

त्रिवेदसप्तयुग्माक्षिवर्णैः पंचांगकं मनोः । नमो भगवते श्रीति कार्तवीर्यार्जुनाय च ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

trivedasaptayugmākṣivarṇaiḥ paṃcāṃgakaṃ manoḥ | namo bhagavate śrīti kārtavīryārjunāya ca || 49 ||

Translation

Mit den Silben, die durch die drei Veden und die sieben Paare von „Augen“ (bestimmte Buchstabengruppen) bezeichnet sind, soll man das fünfgliedrige (pañcāṅga) Mantra Manus bilden, nämlich: „Namo Bhagavate Śrī“, und es auch auf Kārtavīryārjuna anwenden.

Word by Word

• त्रि-वेद-सप्त-युग्म-अक्षि-वर्णैः: by the letters (formed as) three Vedas, seven pairs, and eyes
• त्रि-वेद-सप्त-युग्म-अक्षि-वर्णैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (by the letters/syllables ...)

• पञ्च-अङ्गकम्: the five-part (formula/structure)
• पञ्च-अङ्गकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोजन—salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; विसर्गान्त-निपात (salutation particle)

• भगवते: to the Lord
• भगवते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• श्रीति: (saying) ‘Śrī’
• श्रीति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle); ‘श्री’ इति (thus ‘Śrī’)

• कार्तवीर्यार्जुनाय: to Kārtavīrya Arjuna
• कार्तवीर्यार्जुनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्यार्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/Mantra-vidya sequence, traditionally within dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Bhagavan (Vishnu)
• Sri
• Kartavirya Arjuna

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion (bhakti) can be crystallized into a precise mantra-form, constructed and recited with Vedic discipline, making sacred sound a direct means to invoke Bhagavan with Śrī.

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

By centering worship on the salutation “Namo Bhagavate Śrī,” it frames bhakti as reverent surrender expressed through mantra, where correct formulation and recitation support heartfelt devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to technical mantra-construction through varṇa (phonemes) and structured components (pañcāṅga), aligning with Vedanga concerns like śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (linguistic formation).