Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

सप्तलक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं दशांशं जुहुयात्ततः । गोदुग्धैः पूजयेत्पीठे स्यादंगैः प्रथमावृतिः ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

saptalakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ daśāṃśaṃ juhuyāttataḥ | godugdhaiḥ pūjayetpīṭhe syādaṃgaiḥ prathamāvṛtiḥ || 61 ||

Translation

Mantra hendaknya dijapa tujuh lakh kali; kemudian dipersembahkan homa sebanyak sepersepuluhnya. Lalu lakukan pemujaan di pīṭha dengan susu sapi. Dengan aṅga-ritus ini, putaran pertama (prathamāvṛti) terselesaikan.

Word by Word

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral used in compound)

• लक्षम्: seven lakhs (700,000)
• लक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object of जपेत्—measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-समासः: सप्त-लक्षम्

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• दश: ten
• दश: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral used in compound)

• अंशम्: a tenth part
• अंशम्: कर्म (Karma/Object—portion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-समासः: दश-अंशम्

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक (adverb: ‘thereafter’)

• गो: cow
• गो: सम्बन्ध (Genitive in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्)

• दुग्धैः: with cow’s milk
• दुग्धैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गो-दुग्धैः

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पीठे: on the pedestal/seat
• पीठे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अङ्गैः: with (its) limbs/parts
• अङ्गैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• प्रथमा: first
• प्रथमा: विशेषण (Adjectival to आवृतिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• आवृतिः: cycle/round (of practice)
• आवृतिः: कर्ता/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the technical/ritual context of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It frames mantra-sādhana as a complete discipline: japa is supported by homa and pīṭha-pūjā, showing that inner repetition is strengthened by purificatory and consecratory ritual aṅgas.

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

Even when presented as technical practice, the sequence culminates in pūjā—devotional worship—implying that disciplined repetition and offerings mature into reverent service to the deity invoked by the mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and proportional reckoning (daśāṃśa)—a practical rule used in mantra-vidhi: after a fixed japa count, perform homa at one-tenth and complete the cycle with prescribed upacāras like milk worship on the pīṭha.