Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

जुहुयादयुतं विल्वैर्महाधनपतिर्भवेत् । नारायणस्य मन्त्रोऽयं सर्वमंत्रोत्तमोत्तमः ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

juhuyādayutaṃ vilvairmahādhanapatirbhavet | nārāyaṇasya mantro'yaṃ sarvamaṃtrottamottamaḥ || 69 ||

Translation

ビルヴァの葉をもって一万回の供物を火供（ホーマ）に捧げれば、大いなる財の主となる。このナーラーヤナのマントラは、あらゆるマントラの中で最上にして至上である。

Word by Word

• जुहुयात्: should offer (oblation)
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √हु ‘to offer (in fire)’

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (times)
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ten thousand’ (count)

• विल्वैः: with bilva (leaves/wood)
• विल्वैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• महाधनपतिः: a great wealthy person
• महाधनपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-धनपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: महांश्चासौ धनपतिः = ‘a very wealthy lord’

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √भू ‘to become’

• नारायणस्य: of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मन्त्रः: mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः: the best of the best of all mantras
• सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-मन्त्र-उत्तम-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां मन्त्राणाम् उत्तमः (अतिशयेन उत्तमः) = ‘the best of the best among all mantras’; मन्त्रस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

FAQs

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

It elevates Nārāyaṇa’s mantra as the supreme mantra and links disciplined homa (with a specific count and offering) to tangible prosperity, portraying wealth as a fruit of devotion-supported ritual order.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as mantra-centered worship of Nārāyaṇa, where reverence for the deity’s name/mantra is primary and ritual action (homa with bilva) becomes a devoted offering rather than mere technique.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision—homa procedure and quantified oblation count (ayuta = 10,000)—reflects kalpa-style discipline and mantra-priority, characteristic of technical/vidhi-oriented Narada Purana passages.