Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

अग्निः संवर्तकादित्यरानिलौ षष्टिबिंदुमान् । चिंतामणिरिति ख्यातं बीजं सर्वसमृद्धिदम् ॥ १५९ ॥

Transliteration

agniḥ saṃvartakādityarānilau ṣaṣṭibiṃdumān | ciṃtāmaṇiriti khyātaṃ bījaṃ sarvasamṛddhidam || 159 ||

Translation

« Agni, Saṃvartaka, Āditya, Ra et Anila—avec soixante bindus » : cette syllabe-semence est renommée « Cintāmaṇi »; elle accorde toute prospérité et tout accomplissement.

Word by Word

• अग्निः: Agni (fire)
• अग्निः: कर्ता/उद्देश्य (Karta/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• संवर्तक-आदित्य-र-अनिलौ: Saṃvartaka, Āditya, Ra, and Anila (names)
• संवर्तक-आदित्य-र-अनिलौ: कर्ता/उद्देश्य (Karta/Topic; coordinated names)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fire/heat’ as name-element) + अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (Dvandva; list of names), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)

• षष्टि-बिन्दुमान्: having sixty dots/points
• षष्टि-बिन्दुमान्: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘बीजम्’/name)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘मान्’
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative; ‘षष्टिः बिन्दवः यस्य’), मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive suffix), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• चिन्ता-मणिः: Cintāmaṇi (wish-fulfilling gem)
• चिन्ता-मणिः: कर्ता/उद्देश्य (Karta/Topic; name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक) + मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative; ‘चिन्तायाः मणिः’), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus, as
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• ख्यातम्: is known (as)
• ख्यातम्: विधेय (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle ‘known/called’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• बीजम्: seed-syllable (bīja)
• बीजम्: कर्ता/उद्देश्य (Karta/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्व-समृद्धि-दम्: giver of all prosperity
• सर्व-समृद्धि-दम्: विशेषण (Qualifier of ‘बीजम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + समृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √दा ‘giver’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Determinative; ‘सर्वासां समृद्धीनां दम्/दातृ’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Aditya (Surya)
• Anila (Vayu)
• Cintamani

FAQs

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

It presents a specific bīja (seed-mantra) called “Cintāmaṇi,” linking cosmic principles—fire, sun, and wind—with mantric phonemes and bindu-notation, and states its fruit as sarva-samṛddhi (complete prosperity and success).

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

While primarily technical (mantra-śāstra within Book 1.3), it implies that disciplined mantra-japa and reverent engagement with divine powers (Agni–Sūrya–Vāyu) can support a devotee’s life with auspiciousness, enabling steadiness in dharma and devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-technical practice: the use of bīja syllables, phonemic components (like ‘ra’), and bindu markers—knowledge aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and applied ritual science found in Narada Purana’s technical sections.