Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 189

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

अनेन मन्त्रितं तोयं भूतग्रस्तमुखे क्षिपेत् । सद्यः स मुंचति क्रंदान्महामंत्रप्रभावतः ॥ १८९ ॥

Transliteration

anena mantritaṃ toyaṃ bhūtagrastamukhe kṣipet | sadyaḥ sa muṃcati kraṃdānmahāmaṃtraprabhāvataḥ || 189 ||

Translation

Mit diesem Mantra geweihte Wasser soll man in den Mund dessen sprengen, der von einem Geist ergriffen ist; durch die Kraft dieses großen Mantras lässt er sogleich sein Wehklagen und Schreien fahren.

Word by Word

• अनेन: by/with this
• अनेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम — ‘by this’

• मन्त्रितम्: mantra-charged
• मन्त्रितम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle) — ‘having been enchanted/charged with mantra’

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भूत-ग्रस्त-मुखे: into the mouth of one possessed by a spirit
• भूत-ग्रस्त-मुखे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रस्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — भूतैः ग्रस्तस्य मुखे (in the mouth of one seized by a spirit)

• क्षिपेत्: should throw/put
• क्षिपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुंचति: is released / becomes free
• मुंचति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• क्रन्दात्: from crying/screaming
• क्रन्दात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• महा-मन्त्र-प्रभावतः: due to the power of the great mantra
• महा-मन्त्र-प्रभावतः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्धितान्त-प्रयोगः ‘-तः’ (ablatival adverb) — महा-मन्त्रस्य प्रभावात् (because of the power)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the applied mantra-rite)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Bhuta

FAQs

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

It presents mantra as a purifying and protective force: when water is empowered by sacred sound and applied ritually, it is said to pacify spirit-affliction and restore the person’s normal state.

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

Though technical in tone, it reflects the bhakti principle that divine sound (mantra) carries grace and protection; faithful application of the mantra is treated as an act of reliance on sacred power rather than mere medicine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied ritual method): consecrating water through mantra-recitation and using it in a specific procedure—an example of technical liturgical practice aligned with Vedanga-style discipline.