Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114

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

Devanagari script

आं ह्रीं स्वर्णनिभं जान्वोरधो नाभेः सितप्रभम् । इष्टाभीतिगदाशंखचक्रशक्त्यसिखेटकान् ॥ ११४ ॥

Transliteration

āṃ hrīṃ svarṇanibhaṃ jānvoradho nābheḥ sitaprabham | iṣṭābhītigadāśaṃkhacakraśaktyasikheṭakān || 114 ||

Translation

‘ആം’ ‘ഹ്രീം’ എന്ന ബീജങ്ങളോടെ ധ്യാനിക്കണം—മുട്ടിന് താഴെ സ്വർണ്ണപ്രഭ, നാഭിക്ക് താഴെ ശ്വേതദീപ്തി. ഇഷ്ടവരവും അഭയവും നല്കുന്നവൻ; ഗദ, ശംഖ്, ചക്രം, ശക്തി, ഖഡ്ഗം, ഖേടകം ധരിച്ചവൻ.

Word by Word

• आँ: seed syllable ‘āṃ’
• आँ: Mantra (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आँ (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्राक्षर (mantric seed syllable), अव्यय

• ह्रीँ: seed syllable ‘hrīṃ’
• ह्रीँ: Mantra (मन्त्राङ्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह्रीँ (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: बीजमन्त्राक्षर (mantric seed syllable), अव्यय

• स्वर्ण-निभम्: gold-like
• स्वर्ण-निभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्ण + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘स्वर्णस्य निभः’

• जान्वोः: at/of the two knees
• जान्वोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6th/7th), द्विवचन; ‘of/at the two knees’

• अधः: below
• अधः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; spatial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• नाभेः: of the navel
• नाभेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• सित-प्रभम्: white-radiant
• सित-प्रभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘सिता प्रभा यस्य’

• इष्ट-अभीति-गदा-शङ्ख-चक्र-शक्ति-असि-खेटकान्: desired boon, fearlessness, mace, conch, discus, spear, sword, and shield (as attributes)
• इष्ट-अभीति-गदा-शङ्ख-चक्र-शक्ति-असि-खेटकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट + अभीति + गदा + शङ्ख + चक्र + शक्ति + असि + खेटक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व समास (list of items)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise dhyāna-krama (meditative visualization) of Vishnu’s form—color, region of the body, and divine weapons—combined with bīja-mantras, aligning mind and mantra for focused devotional absorption.

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

By instructing the devotee to contemplate Vishnu as the giver of iṣṭa (desired spiritual good) and abhīti (fearlessness), it frames devotion as refuge-taking (śaraṇāgati) supported by steady remembrance through form-meditation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-prayoga and dhyāna-lakṣaṇa used in ritual practice—how seed-syllables and iconographic details are applied methodically for worship and concentration.