Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मनुः स्वरेंदुसंयुक्तं गगनं च भगान्विताः । हसफाग्निनिशाधीशाःद्वितीयं बीजमीरितम् ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

manuḥ svareṃdusaṃyuktaṃ gaganaṃ ca bhagānvitāḥ | hasaphāgniniśādhīśāḥdvitīyaṃ bījamīritam || 2 ||

Translation

‘मनु’ को ‘स्वर’ और ‘इन्दु’ से संयुक्त करो, तथा ‘गगन’ को ‘भग’ से युक्त करो; और ‘ह-स-फ’ को ‘अग्नि’ तथा ‘निशाधीश’ (चन्द्र) के साथ—इसे दूसरा बीज-मंत्र कहा गया है॥ २ ॥

Word by Word

• मनुः: the mantra-formula (manu)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वर-इन्दु-संयुक्तम्: combined with ‘svara’ and ‘indu’
• स्वर-इन्दु-संयुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर + इन्दु + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘joined with svar and indu’

• गगनम्: sky/space (as a code-word)
• गगनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भग-अन्विताः: endowed/combined with ‘bhaga’
• भग-अन्विताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष — ‘endowed with bhaga’ (context: letters/seed-syllables endowed/combined)

• हसफा-अग्नि-निशा-अधीशाः: ‘hasaphā’, ‘agni’, ‘niśā’, ‘adhīśa’ (code-terms/seed names)
• हसफा-अग्नि-निशा-अधीशाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हसफा + अग्नि + निशा + अधीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व/समाहार-प्राय — mantra-code words/seed-names listed together

• द्वितीयम्: second
• द्वितीयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) — qualifies ‘bījam’

• बीजम्: seed-syllable (bīja)
• बीजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ईरितम्: is stated/has been declared
• ईरितम्: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘stated/uttered’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra/phonetic formulation within Vedanga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Agni
• Indu (Moon)

FAQs

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

It presents a technical (Vedanga-style) method of forming a specific bīja (seed-mantra) through prescribed syllabic and symbolic combinations, emphasizing precision of sound as spiritually efficacious.

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

Indirectly: it supports bhakti practice by supplying correct mantra-structure and phonetic discipline, which traditional devotion treats as essential for focused remembrance and effective japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics/intonation) and mantra-vidhi: combining terms/syllables (including svara) to specify a bīja used in ritual recitation or contemplative japa.