Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

लक्षं जपेन्मंत्रराजं पूजयित्वा तु पूर्ववत् । लक्षांति दिवसं प्राप्य कुर्य्याञ्च पूजनं महत् ॥ १३८ ॥

Transliteration

lakṣaṃ japenmaṃtrarājaṃ pūjayitvā tu pūrvavat | lakṣāṃti divasaṃ prāpya kuryyāñca pūjanaṃ mahat || 138 ||

Translation

先と同じ作法で供養したのち、「マントラの王」を十万遍唱えよ。十万遍が満了する日に至ったなら、盛大なる特別の供養を行うべし。

Word by Word

• लक्षम्: a lakh (100,000)
• लक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; ‘लक्ष’ = one hundred thousand (count)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रराजम्: the king of mantras
• मन्त्रराजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘मन्त्राणां राजा’

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्ययभावः; ‘having worshipped’

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• लक्षान्ति: the completion of the lakh
• लक्षान्ति: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘लक्षस्य अन्तः’ (end of the lakh)

• दिवसम्: day
• दिवसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; ‘having reached/attained’

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पूजनम्’)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)

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 teaches that mantra practice becomes spiritually complete when disciplined japa is sealed with a formal concluding worship (pūjā), marking inner resolve and devotional maturity.

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

Bhakti is shown as steady repetition of the sacred mantra (japa) combined with reverent worship; the ‘grand worship’ at completion expresses gratitude and surrender to the mantra’s deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual discipline and procedural correctness—counted japa (lakṣa), continuity of the prescribed pūjā method (pūrvavat), and a completion rite—elements aligned with kalpa-style practice.