Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

बीजं कृष्णाय तारान्ते बीजं च कल्किने ततः । जयद्वयं ततः शालग्रामान्ते च निवासिने ॥ १५५ ॥

Transliteration

bījaṃ kṛṣṇāya tārānte bījaṃ ca kalkine tataḥ | jayadvayaṃ tataḥ śālagrāmānte ca nivāsine || 155 ||

Translation

Add the seed-syllable (bīja) for Kṛṣṇa, ending with “Tārā” (the tāra-praṇava); then add the bīja for Kalkin. After that append the twofold acclamation “jaya, jaya”; and finally add: “to the Indweller at Śālagrāma.”

Word by Word

• bījam: seed (bīja-syllable)
• bījam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; here as predicate/object-like item ‘seed-syllable’

• kṛṣṇāya: for Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• tārānte: at the end of ‘tārā’
• tārānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tārā-anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तारा + अन्त (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देश), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• bījam: seed (bīja-syllable)
• bījam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kalkine: for Kalki
• kalkine: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalkin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• jayadvayam: the two ‘jaya’ (double victory-formula)
• jayadvayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya-dvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: जय + द्वय (द्विगु), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक

• śālagrāmānte: at the end of ‘śālagrāma’
• śālagrāmānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śālagrāma-anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: शालग्राम + अन्त (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/निर्देश), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• nivāsine: for the Indweller/Resident (Lord)
• nivāsine: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara tradition on technical mantra construction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Kalkin
• Shalagrama
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise mantra-formation method that centers devotion on Viṣṇu as present in Śālagrāma, invoking Kṛṣṇa and Kalkin and sealing the prayer with victory-acclamation (jaya-jaya).

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

Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined remembrance and invocation—addressing the Lord by specific forms (Kṛṣṇa, Kalkin) and affirming His triumph (jaya-jaya), culminating in worship of His tangible presence in Śālagrāma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-vinyāsa (structured placement of syllables) and correct ritual sequencing—an applied, technical side of sacred recitation aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and ritual procedure.