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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

जुहुयादयुतं विल्वैर्महाधनपतिर्भवेत् । नारायणस्य मन्त्रोऽयं सर्वमंत्रोत्तमोत्तमः ॥ ६९ ॥

juhuyādayutaṃ vilvairmahādhanapatirbhavet | nārāyaṇasya mantro'yaṃ sarvamaṃtrottamottamaḥ || 69 ||

Si l’on offre dix mille oblations au homa avec des feuilles de bilva, on devient un grand seigneur de la richesse. Ce mantra de Nārāyaṇa est le plus excellent de tous les mantras, le suprême entre les suprêmes.

जुहुयात्should offer (oblation)
जुहुयात्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहु (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √हु ‘to offer (in fire)’
अयुतम्ten thousand (times)
अयुतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ten thousand’ (count)
विल्वैःwith bilva (leaves/wood)
विल्वैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootविल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन
महाधनपतिःa great wealthy person
महाधनपतिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-धनपति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: महांश्चासौ धनपतिः = ‘a very wealthy lord’
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √भू ‘to become’
नारायणस्यof Nārāyaṇa
नारायणस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
मन्त्रःmantra
मन्त्रः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अयम्this
अयम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun
सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमःthe best of the best of all mantras
सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-मन्त्र-उत्तम-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां मन्त्राणाम् उत्तमः (अतिशयेन उत्तमः) = ‘the best of the best among all mantras’; मन्त्रस्य विशेषणम्

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue frame)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

N
Narayana

FAQs

It elevates Nārāyaṇa’s mantra as the supreme mantra and links disciplined homa (with a specific count and offering) to tangible prosperity, portraying wealth as a fruit of devotion-supported ritual order.

Bhakti is expressed here as mantra-centered worship of Nārāyaṇa, where reverence for the deity’s name/mantra is primary and ritual action (homa with bilva) becomes a devoted offering rather than mere technique.

Ritual precision—homa procedure and quantified oblation count (ayuta = 10,000)—reflects kalpa-style discipline and mantra-priority, characteristic of technical/vidhi-oriented Narada Purana passages.