Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

उग्रश्रवसमन्यांश्च मुनीन्सेंद्रादिकाययुधान् । एवं सिद्धमनुर्मंत्री कवित्वं शोभनाः प्रजाः ॥ १३९ ॥

Transliteration

ugraśravasamanyāṃśca munīnseṃdrādikāyayudhān | evaṃ siddhamanurmaṃtrī kavitvaṃ śobhanāḥ prajāḥ || 139 ||

Translation

So wird er durch diese Vollendung mit vollendeten Mantras (siddha-mantra) begabt; er erlangt Beredsamkeit und dichterische Kraft und gewinnt vortreffliche Menschen für sich—zusammen mit Weisen wie Ugraśravas und anderen, ja sogar die Scharen der Krieger, angeführt von Indra und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• ugraśravasam: Ugraśravas
• ugraśravasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ugraśravas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• anyān: other
• anyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; adjective qualifying 'munīn'

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

• munīn: sages
• munīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• sa-indra-ādi-kāya-yudhān: the warriors (kāyayudhas) with Indra and others
• sa-indra-ādi-kāya-yudhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + indra + ādi + kāya + yudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ('with Indra etc., body-armed/warriors')

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• siddham: accomplished/perfected
• siddham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; used predicatively with 'kavitvam' (as 'accomplished/perfected')

• anuḥ: Anu (proper name)
• anuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name (as transmitted)

• mantrī: the minister/counsellor
• mantrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to 'anuḥ'

• kavitvam: poetic skill/poetry
• kavitvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śobhanāḥ: beautiful/excellent
• śobhanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying 'prajāḥ'

• prajāḥ: subjects/people
• prajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ugraśravas
• Indra

FAQs

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

It presents the fruit of disciplined Vedic accomplishment: mantra-siddhi that refines speech into kavitva and naturally attracts noble people, sages, and even powerful divine-led forces.

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

While framed as a technical attainment, it implies that purified speech and mantra-siddhi support devotion—making praise, recitation, and teaching of dharma effective and spiritually potent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to mantra-discipline and mastery of sacred speech—closely aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar), which underpin correct recitation and articulate expression.