Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

पुत्रपौत्रादिगां लक्ष्मीं संप्राप्यह्यत्र मोदते । तारः स्थिरा सकर्णेंदुर्भघृगुः सर्गसमन्वितः ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

putrapautrādigāṃ lakṣmīṃ saṃprāpyahyatra modate | tāraḥ sthirā sakarṇeṃdurbhaghṛguḥ sargasamanvitaḥ || 108 ||

Translation

Hat man hier Lakṣmī, das Gedeihen, in Gestalt von Söhnen, Enkeln und dergleichen erlangt, so freut man sich. In diesem Zusammenhang werden genannt: Tārā, Sthirā, Sakarṇendu, Bhāgṛgu und Sarga—zusammen mit ihren zugehörigen Einteilungen.

Word by Word

• पुत्रपौत्रादिगाम्: connected with sons, grandsons, etc.
• पुत्रपौत्रादिगाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रपौत्रादिग (प्रातिपदिक; पुत्र + पौत्र + आदि + ग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘पुत्र-पौत्र-आदि-ग’ = पुत्रपौत्रादिषु गच्छती/सम्बद्धा इति (qualifier of लक्ष्मी)

• लक्ष्मीम्: prosperity/fortune
• लक्ष्मीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• संप्राप्य: having obtained
• संप्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• तारः: Tāra (name)
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्थिरा: steady
• स्थिरा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with an implied feminine noun, e.g., लक्ष्मी/श्री)

• सकर्णेन्दुः: one having the moon on the ear
• सकर्णेन्दुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सकर्णेन्दु (प्रातिपदिक; स + कर्ण + इन्दु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘कर्णे इन्दुः यस्य सः’ (one who has the moon on the ear)

• भृगुः: Bhṛgu (sage)
• भृगुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्गसमन्वितः: endowed with creation/emanation
• सर्गसमन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्गसमन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; सर्ग + समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्गेण समन्वितः’ (endowed with creation/emanation)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical sciences section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It links technical knowledge (a classified scheme named through terms like Tārā and Sthirā) with tangible worldly results—prosperity expressed as descendants—showing that śāstra is taught with clear phala (outcomes) in view.

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

Bhakti is not taught directly here; the verse sits in a technical (Vedāṅga/Jyotiṣa-like) enumeration. Indirectly, it reflects the Purāṇic method where disciplined śāstric life supports dharma and stability, which can aid sustained devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a Jyotiṣa-style technical listing of named categories (e.g., Tārā, Sthirā, Sakarṇendu, Bhāgṛgu, Sarga) used for classification and result-oriented interpretation within Vedic auxiliary sciences.