Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

दीपप्रियः कार्तवीर्यो मार्तंडो नतिवल्लभः । स्तुतिप्रोयो महाविष्णुर्गणेश स्तपर्णप्रियः ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

dīpapriyaḥ kārtavīryo mārtaṃḍo nativallabhaḥ | stutiproyo mahāviṣṇurgaṇeśa staparṇapriyaḥ || 115 ||

Translation

He is the lover of lamps, the offering of light; Kārtavīrya; Mārtaṇḍa, the Sun; the beloved of those who bow in reverence; the one who delights in hymns of praise; Mahāviṣṇu; Gaṇeśa; and the one who is fond of sacred leaf-offerings.

Word by Word

• दीपप्रियः: fond of lamps
• दीपप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण/नामरूपेण (as an epithet)

• कार्तवीर्यः: Kārtavīrya (Arjuna)
• कार्तवीर्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• मार्तण्डः: Mārtaṇḍa (the Sun)
• मार्तण्डः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (Sun)

• नतिवल्लभः: dear to those who bow (to him)
• नतिवल्लभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नति-वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/नामरूपेण (epithet)

• स्तुतिप्रियः: fond of praise
• स्तुतिप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तुति-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)

• महाविष्णुः: Mahāviṣṇu
• महाविष्णुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun: Great Viṣṇu)

• गणेशः: Gaṇeśa
• गणेशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नाम (Gaṇeśa)

• सपर्णप्रियः: fond of (offerings with) leaves
• सपर्णप्रियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-पर्ण-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/नामरूपेण (epithet)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a stuti/vidhi-oriented sequence of divine epithets)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Mahavishnu
• Ganesha
• Martanda (Surya)

FAQs

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

It strings together worship-epithets that frame devotion as practical upacāra: offering light (dīpa), bowing (nati), and praising (stuti), presenting these as direct ways to please the Divine.

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

Bhakti is expressed through simple, repeatable acts—lamp-offering, reverential prostration, and hymn-singing—while remembering the Lord by potent names such as Mahāviṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects ritual-technical usage of stuti and upacāra (offerings like dīpa and leaf-offerings), aligning with the Vedāṅga spirit of precise worship procedures and liturgical vocabulary.