Shloka 29

Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites

Gaṅgā-māhātmya

Devanagari script

नमो नारायणायेति प्रणवाद्यं नियम्य च । षण्मासं जपतः सर्वा ह्युपतिष्ठंति सिद्धयः ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

namo nārāyaṇāyeti praṇavādyaṃ niyamya ca | ṣaṇmāsaṃ japataḥ sarvā hyupatiṣṭhaṃti siddhayaḥ || 29 ||

Translation

Ayant réglé selon la discipline le mantra qui commence par le Praṇava—«Om, namo Nārāyaṇāya»—celui qui le récite en japa durant six mois voit toutes les siddhis venir réellement se tenir prêtes à le servir.

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/उद्गार (Vocative/Exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (interjection/particle); नमस्कारार्थक

• नारायणाय: to Narayana
• नारायणाय: सम्प्रदान (Sampradana/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्यसूचक (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• प्रणव-आद्यम्: beginning with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणव-आद्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रणव + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of mantra/japa)

• नियम्य: having restrained/regulated
• नियम्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial participle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + यम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• षण्मासम्: for six months
• षण्मासम्: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्-मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• जपतः: of (one) who is reciting
• जपतः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त) → जपत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of सिद्धयः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: वाक्यनिबन्धन (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतु (emphatic/causal particle)

• उपतिष्ठन्ति: attend/come to serve
• उपतिष्ठन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सिद्धयः: accomplishments/powers
• सिद्धयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Pranava (Om)

FAQs

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

It presents disciplined japa of “Om namo Nārāyaṇāya” as a sustained sādhanā where siddhis naturally arise as subordinate results, indicating the power of regulated devotion centered on Nārāyaṇa.

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

Bhakti is framed as steady, rule-governed remembrance (japa with niyama) of Nārāyaṇa’s name; the verse implies that consistent devotion over time draws divine support and secondary attainments without making siddhi the primary goal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes correct mantra-prayoga: beginning with Praṇava (linked to Śikṣā for proper recitation) and niyama (procedural discipline akin to Kalpa-style rulefulness) for sustained japa over a defined period.