Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

यावत्संतर्पयेन्मंत्री तावत्संख्यं जपेन्मनुम् । तर्पणेनैव कार्याणि साधयेदखिलान्यपि ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

yāvatsaṃtarpayenmaṃtrī tāvatsaṃkhyaṃ japenmanum | tarpaṇenaiva kāryāṇi sādhayedakhilānyapi || 135 ||

Translation

For as long as, and in whatever count, the mantra-practitioner performs tarpaṇa to bring satisfaction, in that same count he should repeat the mantra. Indeed, by tarpaṇa alone he may accomplish all other ritual aims as well.

Word by Word

• यावत्: as long as / as much as
• यावत्: काल/परिमाण (Extent/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्धबोधक)
• Form: यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धे अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• संतर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer tarpaṇa
• संतर्पयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-तृप् (धातु; causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; णिच् (causative)

• मंत्री: the one reciting mantras (mantrin)
• मंत्री: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तावत्: so much / that much
• तावत्: परिमाण (Extent/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: यावत्-तावत् सम्बन्धे अव्यय (correlative)

• संख्यम्: the number (of times)
• संख्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘count/number’

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मनुम्: the mantra
• मनुम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; here ‘mantra’ sense (manu/mantram)

• तर्पणेन: by tarpaṇa
• तर्पणेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्पण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• एव: alone/indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• कार्याणि: tasks/aims
• कार्याणि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• साधयेत्: should accomplish
• साधयेत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: साध् (धातु; causative/denominative usage)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अखिलानि: all, entire
• अखिलानि: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; qualifying kāryāṇi

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that tarpaṇa (the act of satisfying through libations/offerings) is not merely auxiliary; when done with mantra-awareness it becomes a complete means for siddhi—supporting and even fulfilling the aims of other ritual acts.

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

By linking japa with tarpaṇa, the verse emphasizes devotion expressed through disciplined, repeated remembrance (mantra-japa) and reverent offering—turning ritual into sustained upāsanā rather than mechanical action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical ritual-rule of saṅkhyā (count/measure): the japa-count should match the duration/extent of tarpaṇa, reflecting technical procedural precision typical of kalpa-oriented instruction (ritual science within Vedāṅga practice).