Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

ज्ञानामृता क्षुधायुक्ता वह्निजायांतकतो मनुः । सुतपास्तु ऋषिश्छन्दो गायत्री देवता मनोः ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

jñānāmṛtā kṣudhāyuktā vahnijāyāṃtakato manuḥ | sutapāstu ṛṣiśchando gāyatrī devatā manoḥ || 34 ||

Translation

Pour le mantra qui commence par « jñānāmṛtā… », le Manu (voyant du mantra) est Vahnijāyāntakṛta ; son ṛṣi est Sutapā ; son mètre est Gāyatrī ; et sa divinité présidante est Manas (l’Esprit).

Word by Word

• ज्ञानामृता: (she who is) nectar of knowledge
• ज्ञानामृता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानामृत (प्रातिपदिक; ज्ञान + अमृत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• क्षुधा-युक्ता: endowed with hunger
• क्षुधा-युक्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुधायुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; क्षुधा + युक्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem. nom. sg.)

• वह्नि-जाय-अन्तकतः: (one) who is the slayer of the fire-born (i.e., of Kārttikeya)
• वह्नि-जाय-अन्तकतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वह्निजायान्तक (प्रातिपदिक; वह्नि + जाय + अन्तक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धितान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्राय?; यहाँ विशेषणरूपेण (masc. nom. sg.)

• मनुः: Manu
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• सुतपाः: Sutapā (name)
• सुतपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• तु: and/but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/विरोधार्थक (particle: but/indeed)

• ऋषिः: seer (ṛṣi)
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• छन्दः: meter (chandas)
• छन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (neut. nom. sg.)

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī (meter/name)
• गायत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• देवता: deity (presiding deity)
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• मनोः: of Manu
• मनोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (masc. gen. sg.)

Speaker

Suta (narrating Narada’s technical enumeration of mantra-ṛṣi-chandas-devatā in Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sutapā
• Manas (Mind)

FAQs

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

It preserves the mantra’s traditional “identity” (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā), which is treated as essential for correct recitation and for aligning the practitioner’s intention with the mantra’s presiding power—here, Manas (Mind).

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

Indirectly: it supports disciplined worship by ensuring mantras are invoked properly; steadiness of mind (Manas as devatā) is a practical foundation for sustained Vishnu-bhakti and vrata observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (metre) and mantra-viniyoga basics: the verse explicitly states the Gāyatrī metre and records the associated ṛṣi and devatā—core data used in Vedic ritual procedure and accurate chanting.