Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

मारुतः शिवमंत्रोऽयं सप्तार्णः शिवपूजने । वाराहनारायणयोर्मंत्रौ पूर्वमुदीरयेत् ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

mārutaḥ śivamaṃtro'yaṃ saptārṇaḥ śivapūjane | vārāhanārāyaṇayormaṃtrau pūrvamudīrayet || 73 ||

Translation

Dans le culte de Śiva, ce mantra de Śiva en sept syllabes est appelé le mantra « Māruta » (du Vent). Avant lui, il convient de réciter d’abord les mantras de Varāha et de Nārāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• mārutaḥ: Maruta (wind-deity/name)
• mārutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• śiva-mantraḥ: the Śiva-mantra
• śiva-mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'Śiva's mantra'

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); demonstrative pronoun

• sapta-arṇaḥ: seven-syllabled
• sapta-arṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); द्विगु-समास: 'having seven syllables/letters'

• śiva-pūjane: in Śiva-worship
• śiva-pūjane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva + pūjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'worship of Śiva'

• vārāha-nārāyaṇayoḥ: of Varāha and Nārāyaṇa
• vārāha-nārāyaṇayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārāha + nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Dual (द्विवचन); द्वन्द्व: 'of Varāha and Nārāyaṇa'

• mantrau: the two mantras
• mantrau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• pūrvam: first
• pūrvam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण): 'first/before'

• udīrayet: should utter/recite
• udīrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-īr (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual/mantra procedure in the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Vayu (Maruta)
• Varaha
• Narayana (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-krama (proper sequencing): invoking Varāha and Nārāyaṇa first establishes a protective and auspicious foundation, after which the seven-syllabled Śiva-mantra is recited in Śiva-pūjā.

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

It reflects integrated bhakti: devotion to Śiva is performed without rejecting Viṣṇu-forms (Varāha, Nārāyaṇa), showing that sincere worship follows prescribed order and honors multiple divine manifestations.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual precision and phonetic counting (saptārṇa—seven syllabic units), a practical concern of Śikṣā (pronunciation) and Kalpa (ritual procedure) applied to mantra-recitation.