Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

संपूज्यैवं मनौ सिद्धे कुर्यात्काम्यानि मंत्रवित् । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं यः पयोभिर्दिनशो हुनेत् ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

saṃpūjyaivaṃ manau siddhe kuryātkāmyāni maṃtravit | aṣṭottarasahasraṃ yaḥ payobhirdinaśo hunet || 64 ||

Translation

Having thus worshipped, when the mantra has become perfected in siddhi, the knower of mantra should perform the kāmya rites for desired aims. Whoever, day after day, offers milk‑oblations numbering one thousand and eight will attain the intended result.

Word by Word

• संपूज्य: having fully worshipped
• संपूज्य: पूर्वकालक्रिया (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having duly worshipped’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• मनौ: in the mantra (manu)
• मनौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्‍त्र/मन्‍तु?; here: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.); ‘in the mantra/manu’ (mantra-formula)

• सिद्धे: when (it is) accomplished
• सिद्धे: अधिकरण (circumstantial locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √सिध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n.), सप्तमी (Loc. 7), एकवचन (sg.); ‘when accomplished/established’ (locative absolute-like)

• कुर्यात्: should do, should perform
• कुर्यात्: क्रिया (main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

• काम्यानि: desired (rites/acts)
• काम्यानि: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.); ‘desired rites/acts’

• मंत्रवित्: the knower of mantras
• मंत्रवित्: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंत्रविद् (प्रातिपदिक; मंत्र + विद् ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.)

• अष्टोत्तरसहस्रम्: one thousand and eight (1008)
• अष्टोत्तरसहस्रम्: कर्म (object/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टोत्तरसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक; अष्ट + उत्तर + सहस्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); संख्या-परिमाण

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम

• पयोभिः: with milk
• पयोभिः: करण (Karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया (Instr. 3), बहुवचन (pl.)

• दिनशः: day by day
• दिनशः: कालाधिकरण (temporal adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिनशः (अव्यय; दिन + शस्)
• Form: अव्यय (distributive adverb), ‘day by day’

• हुनेत्: should offer (into fire), should perform homa
• हुनेत्: क्रिया (main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It links mantra-siddhi (mantra perfection) with disciplined daily homa, teaching that desired aims should be pursued only after proper worship and mastery of the mantra.

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

Bhakti appears here as reverent, methodical worship (saṃpūjya) preceding ritual action—devotion grounds the practice so that kāmya rites are not done casually but under sanctified mantra-discipline.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual science (kalpa/śrauta-smārta procedure): fixed counts (1008) and specific oblation substance (milk) used in daily homa after mantra-siddhi.