Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

संसारतापविच्छेदकुशलच्छायमद्भुतम् । तस्य मूले सुसंक्लृप्तरत्नसिंहासने शुभे ॥ १४० ॥

Transliteration

saṃsāratāpavicchedakuśalacchāyamadbhutam | tasya mūle susaṃklṛptaratnasiṃhāsane śubhe || 140 ||

Translation

Merveilleux était cet arbre divin : son ombre excellente savait trancher l’ardente détresse du saṃsāra. À sa racine se tenait un trône de joyaux, faste et propice, agencé avec soin et beauté.

Word by Word

• संसार-ताप-विच्छेद-कुशल-छायम्: having a shade skilled at removing worldly suffering
• संसार-ताप-विच्छेद-कुशल-छायम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक) + ताप (प्रातिपदिक) + विच्छेद (प्रातिपदिक) + कुशल (प्रातिपदिक) + छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (संसारस्य तापस्य विच्छेदे कुशला या छाया सा यस्य तत्)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मूले: at the base/root
• मूले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सु-संक्लृप्त-रत्न-सिंहासने: on the well-constructed jeweled throne
• सु-संक्लृप्त-रत्न-सिंहासने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + संक्लृप्त (कृदन्त; √कॢप्/कॄप् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंहासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (रत्नैः संक्लृप्तं सिंहासनम्)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सिंहासने)

Speaker

Narada (narrative description within the dialogue tradition)

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 presents a symbolic refuge: a divine presence whose ‘shade’ ends the burning pain of saṃsāra, implying that proximity to sacred reality (dharma/knowledge/bhakti) cools and severs worldly suffering.

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

By portraying a benevolent, protective shade and an auspicious throne at the root, the verse evokes approaching and taking shelter—core bhakti language—where surrender and nearness to the divine become the means to relief from saṃsāra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it reflects śāstric attention to auspicious arrangement (śubha, susaṃklṛpta) and sacred iconography used in ritual/temple visualization—details often systematized alongside Vedanga-informed practice (kalpa-oriented ritual ordering).