Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

तृतीये चेञ्चतुष्के तु यदि स्यान्मंत्रवर्णकः । तदा पूर्वोक्तरीत्या तु क्रमाद्देयं मनीषिभिः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

tṛtīye ceñcatuṣke tu yadi syānmaṃtravarṇakaḥ | tadā pūrvoktarītyā tu kramāddeyaṃ manīṣibhiḥ || 10 ||

Translation

Si, dans le troisième groupe de quatre, apparaît une syllabe-mantra (une unité porteuse de mantra), alors les sages doivent la transmettre dans l’ordre, selon la méthode énoncée plus haut.

Word by Word

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (if)

• चतुष्के: in the quartet
• चतुष्के: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक/विरोधार्थक

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (if)

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मन्त्रवर्णकः: the mantra-letter (slot)
• मन्त्रवर्णकः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + वर्णक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘मन्त्रस्य वर्णकः’

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (then)

• पूर्वोक्तरीत्या: by the earlier-stated procedure
• पूर्वोक्तरीत्या: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वोक्त + रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘पूर्वोक्तया रीत्या’ (by the previously stated method)

• तु: indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषार्थक

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: रीति (Manner/Order)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; adverbial ablative ‘in order’

• देयम्: should be given/assigned
• देयम्: विधेय (Predicate; obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → देय (कृदन्त)
• Form: विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य, ‘to be given’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• मनीषिभिः: by the wise (persons)
• मनीषिभिः: कर्ता (Karta/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental plural

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/Vedanga context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined transmission of sacred sound: when a mantra-bearing unit appears, it must be taught and applied in the correct order, preserving efficacy and sanctity.

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

Indirectly: it supports bhakti by insisting that mantra practice—often central to Vishnu-bhakti—is performed exactly as prescribed, because correct śabda (sacred sound) sustains devotional fruit.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā-oriented precision (phonetics and mantra units) and procedural ordering—teaching/assigning mantra elements sequentially according to an earlier stated rule.