Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

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

Devanagari script

आलयः सर्वसिद्धीनां कथितस्तव नारद । नारायणाय शब्दांते विद्महे पदमीरयेत् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

ālayaḥ sarvasiddhīnāṃ kathitastava nārada | nārāyaṇāya śabdāṃte vidmahe padamīrayet || 70 ||

Translation

ಓ ನಾರದ, ನೀನು ಇದನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಗಳ ಆಲಯವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೀ. ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯ ಅಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ವಿದ್ಮಹೇ’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ, ನಂತರ ನಾರಾಯಣನಿಗಾಗಿ ಪದವನ್ನು (ಅಂತಿಮ ವಾಕ್ಯವನ್ನು) ಜಪಿಸಬೇಕು.

Word by Word

• आलयः: abode/source
• आलयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वसिद्धीनाम्: of all siddhis
• सर्वसिद्धीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वासां सिद्धीनाम् = ‘of all attainments’

• कथितः: has been described
• कथितः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृत (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; √कथ् ‘to tell’; ‘has been told’

• तव: to you/for you
• तव: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘to you/your’

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• नारायणाय: for/to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• शब्दान्ते: at the end (of the word)
• शब्दान्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: शब्दस्य अन्ते = ‘at the end of the word/sound’

• विद्महे: we know
• विद्महे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; √विद् ‘to know’; mantra-form ‘we know’

• पदम्: the word/term
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईरयेत्: should utter
• ईरयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर्/ईरय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘should utter/recite’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Narayana

FAQs

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

It presents a Nārāyaṇa-oriented mantra-procedure as a direct “abode of siddhis,” implying that right mantra-structure and devotion-focused recitation become a means to spiritual accomplishment.

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

By centering the recitation on “Nārāyaṇa,” it frames technical mantra-vidhi as supportive of Vishnu-bhakti—devotion expressed through disciplined, reverent utterance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi and śabda-krama (sequence of utterance)—a practical concern aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (correct word-forms) for accurate recitation.