Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

मार्तंडभैरवाख्यं हि बीजं त्रैलोक्यमोहनम् । बिंबबीजेन पुटितं सर्वकामफलप्रदम् ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

mārtaṃḍabhairavākhyaṃ hi bījaṃ trailokyamohanam | biṃbabījena puṭitaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam || 51 ||

Translation

En vérité, le bīja-mantra nommé « Mārtaṇḍa-bhairava » ensorcelle les trois mondes; et lorsqu’il est enveloppé (renforcé) par le bīja « Biṃba », il devient dispensateur des fruits de tous les désirs.

Word by Word

• मार्तण्ड-भैरव-आख्यम्: named ‘Mārtaṇḍa-bhairava’
• मार्तण्ड-भैरव-आख्यम्: विशेषण (of bījam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मार्तण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + भैरव (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘आख्यम्’ = नामधेयम् (named/called)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• बीजम्: seed (mantra)
• बीजम्: कर्म/विषय (Object/topic; here: the seed-mantra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्य-मोहनम्: enchanting the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्य-मोहनम्: विशेषण (of bījam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि+लोक) + मोहन (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √मुह्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘मोहनम्’ = मोहन-स्वभावम् (enchanting)

• बिंब-बीजेन: with the ‘bimba’ seed (mantra)
• बिंब-बीजेन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिंब (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• पुटितम्: encased/covered
• पुटितम्: विशेषण (of bījam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पुट्/पुटि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त = आवृतम्/संवेष्टितम् (enclosed/encased)

• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: granting the fruits of all desires
• सर्व-काम-फल-प्रदम्: विशेषण (of bījam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘प्रदम्’ = दातारम्/प्रदायकम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Martaṇḍa-bhairava
• Biṃba-bīja

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the Purāṇic-technical idea that specific bīja-mantras, when properly combined and “encased” (puṭita), gain intensified efficacy—showing mantra as a disciplined spiritual technology rather than mere sound.

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

This verse is not primarily a bhakti teaching; it belongs to the technical/mantra domain of Book 1.3, describing mantra-application for results. In the broader Narada Purana frame, such practices are meant to be subordinated to dharma and higher devotion rather than pursued as ends in themselves.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied mantra-vidyā: the concept of bīja-mantra, and the ritual-technical method of puṭa/encasement—i.e., combining or sealing a mantra with another bīja to modify potency and intended phala (result).