Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

रमाबीजादिकोऽनुष्टुप् त्रयस्त्रिंशार्णवान्मनुः । प्रजापतिर्मुनिश्च्छन्दोऽनुष्टुप् लक्ष्मीनृकेसरी ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

ramābījādiko'nuṣṭup trayastriṃśārṇavānmanuḥ | prajāpatirmuniścchando'nuṣṭup lakṣmīnṛkesarī || 110 ||

Translation

Commençant par la syllabe-semence de Ramā (Lakṣmī), le mètre est l’Anuṣṭubh. Le mantra se compose de trente-trois unités syllabiques ; son voyant (ṛṣi) est Prajāpati ; son chandas est l’Anuṣṭubh ; et la divinité présidante est Lakṣmī–Nṛkesarī (Lakṣmī avec Narasiṃha).

Word by Word

• रमाबीजादिकः: beginning with the seed-syllable ‘ramā’
• रमाबीजादिकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमाबीज-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अनुष्टुप्’ इत्यस्य

• अनुष्टुप्: Anuṣṭubh (metre)
• अनुष्टुप्: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्टुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (छन्दोनाम), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; छन्दः-नाम

• त्रयस्त्रिंशार्णवान्: having thirty-three syllables/letters
• त्रयस्त्रिंशार्णवान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयस्-त्रिंशत्-अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य त्रयस्त्रिंशदर्णवाः (अक्षर/अर्णवाः) सः’

• मनुः: the mantra (manu)
• मनुः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन् (धातु) → मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मन्त्र-नाम (mantra-formula)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवता-निर्देशः

• मुनिः: the sage (ṛṣi)
• मुनिः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ऋषि-निर्देशः

• छन्दः: the metre
• छन्दः: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘metre’

• अनुष्टुप्: Anuṣṭubh
• अनुष्टुप्: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्टुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; छन्दः-नाम

• लक्ष्मीनृकेसरी: Lakṣmī-Nṛkeśarī
• लक्ष्मीनृकेसरी: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी-नृ-केसरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवता/मन्त्र-नाम (Lakṣmī-Nṛkeśarī)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; technical enumeration of mantra-lakshana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi (Rama)
• Prajapati
• Lakshmi-Nrisimha (Nṛkesarī)

FAQs

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

It gives the formal mantra-lakṣaṇa (ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, and syllable-count), establishing the correct Vedic-technical identity of the Lakṣmī–Narasimha mantra so it may be applied safely and effectively in worship.

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

By naming Lakṣmī–Nṛkesarī as the presiding deity, it focuses devotion on Viṣṇu’s protective Narasiṃha form united with Lakṣmī—linking mantra-recitation to reverent, deity-centered bhakti practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (metre) is explicitly taught: the mantra is in Anuṣṭubh; additionally, the standard mantra schema—ṛṣi (Prajāpati), chandas, devatā, and syllable-count (33)—is provided for correct ritual application.