Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months

Devanagari script

अनंतं देहि सौभाग्ये मह्यं तुभ्यं नमोऽनमनः । मंत्रेणानेन कुसुमैश्वंपकस्य सुशोभनैः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

anaṃtaṃ dehi saubhāgye mahyaṃ tubhyaṃ namo'namanaḥ | maṃtreṇānena kusumaiśvaṃpakasya suśobhanaiḥ || 15 ||

Translation

Ô Ananta, Seigneur Infini, accorde-moi une fortune de bon augure sans fin. À Toi je me prosterne encore et encore. Par ce mantra, qu’on Te vénère avec des fleurs de campaka, belles et rayonnantes.

Word by Word

• anantam: endless (boon)
• anantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; used as object (i.e., ‘endless [good fortune]’)

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (दा धातु)
• Form: Loṭ (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• saubhāgye: O (goddess of) good fortune
• saubhāgye: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; used as epithet in address (vocative)

• mahyam: to me
• mahyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; pronoun

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana; pronoun

• namaḥ: salutation
• namaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: namas (नमस् प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: Avyaya; salutation particle (नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय)

• anamanaḥ: non-bowing (epithet/term)
• anamanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-namana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ‘non-bowing’ (as a name/epithet or abstract)

• maṃtreṇa: by (this) mantra
• maṃtreṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana

• anena: with this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; demonstrative used adjectivally with maṃtreṇa

• kusumaiḥ: with flowers
• kusumaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• campakasya: of campaka (champak)
• campakasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: campaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana

• suśobhanaiḥ: very beautiful
• suśobhanaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: ‘atiśobhanaiḥ’ qualifying kusumaiḥ

Speaker

Narada (instructing, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ananta (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It frames prosperity (saubhāgya) as a fruit of devotion: the devotee approaches Ananta with repeated humility (namo’namanaḥ) and performs a simple, mantra-guided offering, emphasizing sincerity over complexity.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverential surrender and tangible worship—reciting a mantra and offering flowers—showing that loving remembrance and respectful acts directed to Vishnu (Ananta) are central.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual application: a specific upacāra (flower offering) paired with a mantra for a defined result (saubhāgya), illustrating practical liturgical procedure rather than grammar or astrology.