Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

पक्षात्सगोगणो मुक्तो दशार्णे चाप्ययं विधिः । तारो हृद्भगवान् ङेंतः श्रीगोविंदस्तथा भवेत् ॥ ६५ ॥

Transliteration

pakṣātsagogaṇo mukto daśārṇe cāpyayaṃ vidhiḥ | tāro hṛdbhagavān ṅeṃtaḥ śrīgoviṃdastathā bhavet || 65 ||

Translation

Wenn der (mantrische) Silbenverband aus der «pakṣa»-Anordnung gelöst wird, gilt dasselbe Verfahren auch in der zehnsilbigen (daśārṇa) Form: Die Silbe «tāra» wird im Herzen als Bhagavān gesetzt, und der abschließende Nasallaut wird festgelegt—so wird es zum verehrungswürdigen Mantra Śrī Govindas.

Word by Word

• पक्षात्: from/after a fortnight
• पक्षात्: अपादान (Apādāna/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Abl. 5), एकवचन (sg.)

• सगोगणः: (one) together with the gogaṇa
• सगोगणः: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सगोगण (प्रातिपदिक; स + गोगण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• मुक्तः: liberated, released
• मुक्तः: विशेषण (predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √मुच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); भूतकृदन्त

• दशार्णे: in the Daśārṇa (region)
• दशार्णे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशार्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (place-name), सप्तमी (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: कर्ता/निर्देशक (deictic subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• विधिः: procedure, rule
• विधिः: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• तारः: (the syllable) Tāra (oṃ)
• तारः: कर्ता/विधेय (predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); मन्त्रबीज/नाम

• हृत्: heart
• हृत्: विधेय (predicate element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत्/हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); ‘heart’ as mantra-element

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: विधेय (predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• ङेंतः: (unclear reading)
• ङेंतः: अनिर्णीत
• Type: Noun
• Root: (पाठदोष/दुर्लभपाठ)
• Form: अस्पष्टपदम्; उपलब्ध-लिप्यन्तरे ‘ङेंतः’ इति—निश्चित-प्रकृति/विभक्ति न शक्यते

• श्रीगोविन्दः: Śrī Govinda
• श्रीगोविन्दः: कर्ता/विधेय (subject/predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीगोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक; श्री + गोविन्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• भवेत्: should be, becomes
• भवेत्: क्रिया (copular/being)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sri Govinda
• Bhagavan

FAQs

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

It teaches that the mantra is not merely recited but ritually “installed” (nyāsa), especially at the heart, so the practitioner internalizes Govinda as Bhagavān through precise syllabic method.

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

By directing the sādhaka to place the saving syllable (‘tāra’) in the heart as the Lord, it frames mantra-practice as intimate devotion—making Govinda the inner presence rather than only an external deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, Vedāṅga-like concern for phonetic/ritual precision: syllable-count (daśārṇa), mantra-grouping (gaṇa), and the correct terminal sound—features tied to śikṣā (phonetics) and ritual procedure.