Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

पंचकूटात्मको मंत्रः सर्वकामप्रदायकः । रामचंद्रो मुनिश्चास्य गायत्री छंद ईरितम् ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

paṃcakūṭātmako maṃtraḥ sarvakāmapradāyakaḥ | rāmacaṃdro muniścāsya gāyatrī chaṃda īritam || 100 ||

Translation

Ce mantra est constitué de cinq « sommets » (pañcakūṭa) et l’on dit qu’il accorde tous les désirs. Son voyant (ṛṣi) est Rāmacandra, et son mètre est déclaré être le Gāyatrī.

Word by Word

• पंचकूटात्मकः: consisting of five sections
• पंचकूटात्मकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘मंत्रः’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + कूट + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: पञ्चकूटः आत्मा/स्वरूपं यस्य (consisting of five sections)

• मंत्रः: mantra
• मंत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वकामप्रदायकः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदायकः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘मंत्रः’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुषः: सर्वकामानां प्रदायकः (giver of all desires)

• रामचंद्रः: Rāmacandra
• रामचंद्रः: Karta (कर्ता) (as ‘muneḥ’/seer designation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारयः (proper name)

• मुनिः: sage (seer)
• मुनिः: Predicate noun (विधेय-संज्ञा) of ‘रामचंद्रः’
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), समुच्चय (conjunction: ‘and’)

• अस्य: of this (mantra)
• अस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī
• गायत्री: Karta (कर्ता) (as meter designation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• छन्दः: meter
• छन्दः: Predicate noun (विधेय-संज्ञा) with ‘गायत्री’
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ईरितम्: is declared
• ईरितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया) (predicative statement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर्/ईरय् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); here predicative: ‘is said/declared’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on mantra-vidya and vedanga-style classifications)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ramacandra
• Gayatri (Chandas)

FAQs

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

It encodes a core vedāṅga-style rule: a mantra is properly understood and applied by knowing its formal markers—its structure (pañcakūṭa), its seer (ṛṣi), and its metre (chandas)—which together govern correct recitation and ritual efficacy.

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

While technical in tone, it supports bhakti practice by framing mantra-japa as disciplined devotion: identifying the mantra’s ṛṣi and Gāyatrī metre guides faithful, tradition-aligned repetition rather than casual or improvised worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (Vedic metre) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: the verse explicitly names the metre as Gāyatrī and specifies the mantra’s ṛṣi, reflecting the practical cataloging used in Vedic recitation and ritual manuals.