Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 152

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

नष्टराज्याप्तये मंत्रं जपेल्लक्षं समाहितः । सोऽचिरान्नष्टराज्यं स्वं प्राप्नोत्येव न संशयः ॥ १५२ ॥

Transliteration

naṣṭarājyāptaye maṃtraṃ japellakṣaṃ samāhitaḥ | so'cirānnaṣṭarājyaṃ svaṃ prāpnotyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 152 ||

Translation

To regain a lost kingdom, one should, with focused mind, repeat the mantra one hundred thousand times. He will soon obtain his own lost kingdom—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• naṣṭa-rājya-āptaye: for obtaining the lost kingdom
• naṣṭa-rājya-āptaye: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक) + āpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—नष्टं राज्यं (कर्मधारय) तस्य आप्तिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• japet: should recite
• japet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• lakṣam: a lakh (times)
• lakṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative; measure/extent), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-परिमाण (count: one lakh)

• samāhitaḥ: composed, concentrated
• samāhitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धातु) → samāhita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of the reciter)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• acirāt: soon
• acirāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: acira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/क्रियाविशेषण), पञ्चमी-प्रयोगार्थ (ablative-form used adverbially)

• naṣṭa-rājyam: the lost kingdom
• naṣṭa-rājyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naṣṭa (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—नष्टं राज्यं

• svam: his own
• svam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनामवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (own)

• prāpnoti: obtains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/निपात), अवधारणार्थ (emphasis)

• na: no, not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle/निषेध)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/prayoga context of mantra-japa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mantra-sādhana as a disciplined, count-based practice: concentrated japa (lakṣa-saṅkhyā) is presented as a reliable means to restore what has been lost, showing the Purana’s pragmatic approach to spiritual power (siddhi) through focused mind and repetition.

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

While the verse is goal-oriented (recovering a kingdom), it still highlights a bhakti-aligned discipline: steady remembrance through japa with samāhita-citta (one-pointed devotion/attention), where faith and consistency are central to efficacy.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical prayoga principle is taught: fixed japa-saṅkhyā (lakṣa) and mental concentration (samādhāna) as procedural requirements—reflecting technical ritual method rather than philosophy alone.