Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः प्राप्नुयाद्वांछितं श्रियम् । द्विसहस्रं जपन् रोगान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ prāpnuyādvāṃchitaṃ śriyam | dvisahasraṃ japan rogānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 32 ||

Translation

Freed from all sins, one attains the prosperity one desires. By performing two thousand repetitions (of the mantra), one is released from diseases—of this there is no doubt.

Word by Word

• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विनिर्मुक्त (कृदन्त; वि+निर्+√मुच् धातु)
• Form: समास: सर्वाणि पापानि (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष) + तैः विनिर्मुक्तः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष); विनिर्मुक्त = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्ता-विशेषण)

• प्राप्नुयात्: would attain/should attain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: desired
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त; √वाञ्छ् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• श्रियम्: prosperity/fortune
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्वि-सहस्रम्: two thousand (times)
• द्वि-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numeral compound); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (two thousand times)

• जपन्: reciting
• जपन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि

• रोगान्: from diseases
• रोगान्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मुच्यते: is released
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present); आत्मनेपद; तृतीयपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोग (is freed)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a mantra-japa/ritual-results context, in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It links disciplined mantra-japa with inner purification (release from pāpa) and tangible well-being (desired śrī and freedom from roga), presenting japa as both a spiritual and remedial sādhanā.

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

By emphasizing repeated remembrance through japa, it frames devotion as sustained practice that purifies the devotee and draws Śrī (divine fortune), a common bhakti motif where grace follows steady nāma/mantra repetition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual-technical discipline: precise japa-saṅkhyā (a fixed count such as 2000) and phala-śruti style results, reflecting the procedural mindset used in Vedic ritual and mantra practice traditions.