Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

पश्चात्प्रमथनायांते नमो रात्रिरुदीरिता । सर्वभूतदमनाय नमोंते भ्रामणी कला ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

paścātpramathanāyāṃte namo rātrirudīritā | sarvabhūtadamanāya namoṃte bhrāmaṇī kalā || 79 ||

Translation

ನಂತರ, ಪ್ರಮಥನಾಂತದಲ್ಲಿ “ನಮೋ ರಾತ್ರಿಃ” ಎಂದು ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಸರ್ವಭೂತದಮನಾರ್ಥ “ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು”—ಇದು ಭ್ರಾಮಣೀ ಕಲೆಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ.

Word by Word

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: afterwards)

• प्रमथनायाम्: in/at Pramathanā
• प्रमथनायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमथना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojaka (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• रात्रिः: Rātri (name)/night
• रात्रिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उदीरिता: is declared
• उदीरिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + ईर् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘is uttered/declared’

• सर्व-भूत-दमनाय: to (the one) for subduing all beings
• सर्व-भूत-दमनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + दमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी/तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां भूतानां दमनम्)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojaka (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (Dative), एकवचन

• भ्रामणी: Bhrāmaṇī (name)
• भ्रामणी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रामणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• कला: kalā
• कला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (hymnic address within the Narada Purana’s instructional flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Ratri (Night)

FAQs

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

It venerates ‘Night’ as a cosmic function tied to the end-phase (ante) that stills and subdues all beings, presenting dissolution/control as a sacred, intelligent power (kalā) rather than mere darkness.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as stuti (reverent salutation) to a divine function of time and restraint—training the devotee to see even fearsome or limiting forces as manifestations worthy of worship and surrender.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical Vedic language around kāla (time-power) and ritual-temporal awareness (night/end-phase), useful for understanding how hymns personify time-cycles in mantra and rite.