Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 141

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

कृशानुजाया पञ्चार्णो मनुर्विषहरः परः । अनंतपंक्तिपक्षीन्द्रा मुनिश्छन्दः सुरा मताः ॥ १४१ ॥

Transliteration

kṛśānujāyā pañcārṇo manurviṣaharaḥ paraḥ | anaṃtapaṃktipakṣīndrā muniśchandaḥ surā matāḥ || 141 ||

Translation

Für die Tochter des Kṛśānu wird das höchste fünfsilbige Mantra (pañcārṇa) gelehrt, genannt „Viṣahara“, der Entferner des Giftes. Sein ṛṣi ist Anantapaṅkti; sein Versmaß (chandas) ist Pakṣīndrā; und als präsidierende Gottheiten gelten die Suras (die Götter).

Word by Word

• kṛśānu-jāyāḥ: of Agni's wife
• kṛśānu-jāyāḥ: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛśānu + jāyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास ('wife of Agni')

• pañca-arṇaḥ: the five-syllabled (mantra)
• pañca-arṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; द्विगु-समास ('five-syllabled/lettered')

• manuḥ: Manu (mantra/Manu)
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• viṣa-haraḥ: remover of poison
• viṣa-haraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣa + hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष-समास ('poison-removing')

• paraḥ: supreme
• paraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ananta-paṅkti-pakṣīndrāḥ: the ananta-paṅkti pakṣīndras (as transmitted)
• ananta-paṅkti-pakṣīndrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta + paṅkti + pakṣīndra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (as transmitted)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• chandaḥ: meter (chandas)
• chandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• surāḥ: the deities / surās
• surāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• matāḥ: are considered
• matāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त) from √man 'to think', Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with 'surāḥ'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kṛśānu
• Suras (Devas)

FAQs

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

It encodes the mantra-śāstra method: every mantra is applied with its ṛṣi (seer), chandas (metre), and devatā (presiding deity), making the practice precise and traditionally valid.

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

Even when the topic is technical (mantra identifiers), the verse frames mantra as a sacred means of refuge—invoking divine protection through properly understood Vedic parameters.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (metre) and mantra-lakṣaṇa (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā attribution) are highlighted—core practical tools used in ritual application, japa, and nyāsa.