Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

श्वेतपालशकाष्ठेन रचिते रम्यपादके । अलक्तरंजिते लक्षं मन्त्रयेन्मनुनामुना ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

śvetapālaśakāṣṭhena racite ramyapādake | alaktaraṃjite lakṣaṃ mantrayenmanunāmunā || 103 ||

Translation

Auf einem anmutigen Fußschemel aus śvetapālaśa-Holz, mit rotem Lack getönt, soll man gemäß jenem heiligen Manu die Mantra hunderttausendmal rezitieren und weihen.

Word by Word

• śvetapālaśakāṣṭhena: with white palāśa wood
• śvetapālaśakāṣṭhena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śveta+pālaśa+kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śveta-pālaśa-kāṣṭha = white palāśa-wood)

• racite: in/when (it is) made
• racite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: racita (कृदन्त; √rac रच् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ramya-pādake: on a lovely footstool/footwear
• ramya-pādake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramya+pādaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (ramyaḥ pādakaḥ = a lovely footstool/footwear)

• alakta-raṃjite: (when) dyed with lac
• alakta-raṃjite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alakta+raṃjita (कृदन्त; √rañj रञ्ज् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (alaktena raṃjitam = dyed with lac)

• lakṣam: one lakh (100,000 times)
• lakṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mantrayet: should recite/chant
• mantrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mantr (मन्त्र् धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhiliṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• manunā: with (the) Manu (mantra)
• manunā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• amunā: with this/that (one)
• amunā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम); Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual section, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined mantra-sādhana: purity of setup (proper seat/footstool and ritual materials) and completion of a full lakṣa-japa to stabilize the mantra and make the practice spiritually effective.

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

Although technical, it supports bhakti-upāsanā by prescribing steady, repeated remembrance through mantra-japa; the external ritual order is meant to aid inner single-pointed devotion and continuity of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual detail: correct materials (wood type, lac coloring), proper seating arrangement, and a prescribed japa-saṅkhyā (100,000) as a practical rule for mantra practice.