Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

स भवेत्सर्वलोकानां सौभाग्यश्रेयसां पदम् । सांतसद्यांतसंयुक्तो बिन्दुभूषितमस्तकः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

sa bhavetsarvalokānāṃ saubhāgyaśreyasāṃ padam | sāṃtasadyāṃtasaṃyukto bindubhūṣitamastakaḥ || 50 ||

Translation

Il devient, pour tous les mondes, la demeure même de la bonne fortune et de la prospérité véritable—pourvu des sons initial et final selon la règle, et la tête ornée du bindu/tilaka sacré.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-लोकानाम्: of all worlds/people
• सर्व-लोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वे लोकाः’ इति कर्मधारय-समास

• सौभाग्य-श्रेयसाम्: of good fortune and welfare
• सौभाग्य-श्रेयसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (‘सौभाग्यं च श्रेयश्च’)

• पदम्: a state/position/abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन

• सान्त-सद्य-अन्त-संयुक्तः: connected with ‘sānta, sadya, anta’ (the three)
• सान्त-सद्य-अन्त-संयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + सद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘सान्त-सद्य-अन्तैः संयुक्तः’ (endowed/connected with)

• बिन्दु-भूषित-मस्तकः: having a head adorned with bindu (dots)
• बिन्दु-भूषित-मस्तकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष्) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘बिन्दुभिः भूषितं मस्तकं यस्य’ (head adorned with dots)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; didactic description)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It links śreyas (true welfare) and saubhāgya (auspicious prosperity) to disciplined Vedic practice—especially correct sound-structure in recitation and visible signs of sacred observance (bindu/tilaka).

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

By emphasizing sacred marks and correct recitation, it frames devotion as embodied and disciplined—Bhakti expressed through respectful mantra-utterance and traditional Vaishnava-style external signs of dedication.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (sound/word-form discipline): maintaining proper beginnings/endings and euphonic correctness in chanting so the mantra remains ritually and meaningfully intact.