Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

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

Devanagari script

इत्थं जपादिभिर्मंत्री मंत्रे सिद्धे विधानवित् । कुर्यात्प्रयोगानमुना यथा स्वस्वमनीषितान् ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

itthaṃ japādibhirmaṃtrī maṃtre siddhe vidhānavit | kuryātprayogānamunā yathā svasvamanīṣitān || 86 ||

Translation

Ainsi, lorsque le mantra a été accompli par le japa et les disciplines connexes, le pratiquant—expert des règles prescrites—doit employer ce mantra dans ses applications rituelles, selon chaque intention voulue.

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/ manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार (thus/in this manner)

• जपादिभिः: by japa etc.
• जपादिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; 'japa and others' (आदि-समुच्चय) used instrumentally

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मन्त्रे: in/with the mantra
• मन्त्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• सिद्धे: when (it is) accomplished
• सिद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सिध्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) agreeing with 'मन्त्रे' (locative absolute sense)

• विधानवित्: knower of the rite
• विधानवित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'knower of procedure'

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रयोगान्: applications/ritual operations
• प्रयोगान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• अमुना: by this (means)
• अमुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; pronoun 'by this/with this'

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार (as/according to)

• स्वस्व: each one's own
• स्वस्व: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, अव्ययवत् (indeclinable-like as compound-member); distributive sense 'each one's own' qualifying 'मनीषितान्'

• मनीषितान्: desired/intended
• मनीषितान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनीषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मन्/मनीष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle) used adjectivally

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-oriented context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual power in mantra is not assumed but cultivated—only after mantra-siddhi through disciplined japa should one engage in prayoga, guided by proper vidhana.

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

By emphasizing steady japa and disciplined practice, it supports a bhakti-aligned approach where repeated remembrance and correct observance mature into effective sacred action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (vidhāna) and correct application (prayoga) are highlighted—core technical knowledge used in mantra-śāstra and allied Vedanga-style disciplines concerned with precise performance.