Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

उक्त्वा सर्वजनांते तु संमोहनपदं तथा । ज्वल ज्वल प्रज्वलेति प्रोच्य सर्वजनस्य च ॥ १९५ ॥

Transliteration

uktvā sarvajanāṃte tu saṃmohanapadaṃ tathā | jvala jvala prajvaleti procya sarvajanasya ca || 195 ||

Translation

Puis, devant toute l’assemblée, après avoir proféré la formule d’envoûtement, il proclama encore à tous : « Brûle, brûle—embrase-toi ! », et il énonça l’incantation.

Word by Word

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), 'having said/uttered'

• सर्व-जन-अन्ते: at the end of (the mantra for) all people
• सर्व-जन-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वजनस्य अन्ते)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विशेषार्थक (then/indeed)

• संमोहन-पदम्: the enchanting word/phrase
• संमोहन-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संमोहन (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (संमोहनस्य पदम्)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), 'thus/also'

• ज्वल: blaze!
• ज्वल: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ज्वल: blaze!
• ज्वल: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition)

• प्रज्वल: blaze forth!
• प्रज्वल: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ज्वल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• इति: thus (quoting)
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रोच्य: having recited
• प्रोच्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) रूपेण प्रयोगः; 'having uttered/recited' (procya)

• सर्व-जनस्य: of all people
• सर्व-जनस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वस्य जनस्य)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-mantra context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra (anger)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It highlights the potency of spoken mantra-formulas: specific utterances (mohana and agni-invocation words) are presented as operative speech-acts whose force depends on correct recitation and intention.

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

Indirectly: by contrast, it shows that technical mantra-effects can be sought through formulaic speech, whereas Narada Purana elsewhere elevates Vishnu-bhakti as the purifying, non-deceptive spiritual path beyond mere worldly siddhi-oriented recitations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga and disciplined utterance (connected with Śikṣā/phonetics and Vyākaraṇa/word-form): the verse emphasizes precise verbal formulas—quoted syllables/imperatives—used in ritual-technical applications.