Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

ऋषिर्नारायणश्चास्य छन्दो हि जगती तथा । देवता तु महालक्ष्मीर्द्विद्विवर्णैः षडंगकम् ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

ṛṣirnārāyaṇaścāsya chando hi jagatī tathā | devatā tu mahālakṣmīrdvidvivarṇaiḥ ṣaḍaṃgakam || 51 ||

Translation

Für dieses Mantra ist der Ṛṣi Nārāyaṇa; das Metrum ist Jagatī; und die leitende Gottheit ist Mahālakṣmī. Der sechsgliedrige Hilfs-Nyāsa (ṣaḍaṅga) ist mit Silbenpaaren auszuführen.

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: seer (ṛṣi)
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (seer)

• नारायणः: Narayana
• नारायणः: Samanaadhikarana (समानााधिकरण/ऋषेः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (Nārāyaṇa)

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

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (of this [mantra])

• छन्दः: metre
• छन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (metre)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; indeed)

• जगती: Jagatī (metre)
• जगती: Samanaadhikarana (समानााधिकरण/छन्दसः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (Jagatī metre)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

• देवता: deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (presiding deity)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; but/indeed)

• महालक्ष्मीः: Mahalakshmi
• महालक्ष्मीः: Samanaadhikarana (समानााधिकरण/देवतायाः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा+लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (Mahālakṣmī)

• द्वि-द्वि-वर्णैः: with pairs of syllables/letters
• द्वि-द्वि-वर्णैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि+द्वि+वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वि-द्वि = two-two; ‘by pairs of syllables/letters’)

• षडङ्गकम्: six-limbed (sixfold)
• षडङ्गकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट्+अङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु (षड् अङ्गानि यस्य)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Mahalakshmi

FAQs

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

It establishes the mantra’s authoritative framework—Ṛṣi, Chandas, and Devatā—so the practitioner aligns intention and method with Nārāyaṇa as seer and Mahālakṣmī as the presiding divine power.

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

By naming Mahālakṣmī as the Devatā, it directs devotion toward her grace and auspiciousness, while grounding the practice in a disciplined Vedic mantra-structure rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (Vedic prosody) is explicitly taught via the Jagatī metre, and the ritual-technical application of ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa is indicated through the dvi-dvi-varṇa (pair-syllable) procedure.