Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

अन्यत्सर्वं समानं स्यात्पूर्वमंत्रेण नारद । अथाभिधास्ये विधिवद्वक्रतुंडमनुत्तमम् ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

anyatsarvaṃ samānaṃ syātpūrvamaṃtreṇa nārada | athābhidhāsye vidhivadvakratuṃḍamanuttamam || 63 ||

Translation

ഹേ നാരദ, മറ്റെല്ലാം മുൻമന്ത്രത്തിൻപോലെ തന്നെ ആകട്ടെ. ഇനി ഞാൻ വിധിപ്രകാരം അനുത്തമനായ വക്രതുണ്ഡപ്രഭുവിനെ വിവరిస్తാം.

Word by Word

• अन्यत्: other (rest)
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘सर्वम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समानम्: the same
• समानम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूर्व-मन्त्रेण: by the earlier mantra
• पूर्व-मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पूर्वः मन्त्रः)

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

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• अभिधास्ये: I shall describe
• अभिधास्ये: Kriya (क्रिया/Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• विधिवत्: properly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = according to rule

• वक्र-तुण्डम्: Vakratuṇḍa (the curved-trunked one)
• वक्र-तुण्डम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + तुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (वक्रं तुण्डं यस्य)

• अनुत्तमम्: unsurpassed, supreme
• अनुत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वक्रतुण्डम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Vakratunda (Ganesha)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined continuity in sādhana: once a mantra-vidhi is established, the remaining steps follow the same regulated method, and then the text proceeds to a higher or distinct deity-form (Vakratunda) with proper procedure.

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

Bhakti here is shown as orderly upāsanā—devotion guided by vidhi (proper rule). The verse frames worship as faithful adherence to an instructed method, preparing the devotee to approach Vakratunda with reverence and correctness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi and procedural consistency—an applied, technical aspect aligned with Vedanga-style discipline (correct application of mantras and ritual steps rather than improvisation).