Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

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

Devanagari script

सवामकर्णानिद्रास्याद्वराहाय हृदंतिमः । ताराद्यो वसुवर्णोऽयं सर्वैश्वर्यप्रदायकः ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

savāmakarṇānidrāsyādvarāhāya hṛdaṃtimaḥ | tārādyo vasuvarṇo'yaṃ sarvaiśvaryapradāyakaḥ || 134 ||

Translation

വരാഹദേവനുവേണ്ടി ഇതിനെ ഹൃദയാന്തിമമായ (അത്യന്ത ഗൂഢമായ) മന്ത്രമെന്ന് പറയുന്നു—‘താരാ’യാൽ ആരംഭിച്ച്, വസു-സ്വർണ്ണസദൃശമായ ദീപ്തിയുള്ളത്; ഇത് സർവൈശ്വര്യം നൽകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• स-वाम-कर्ण-अनिद्र-आस्यात्: from/with (the syllables) ‘sa’, ‘vāma-karṇa’, ‘anidra-āsya’ (as a mantra-sequence)
• स-वाम-कर्ण-अनिद्र-आस्यात्: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative-source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘सहित’) + वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अनिद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; पञ्चमी-अर्थे (ablatival sense) ‘…से/…से युक्त’—मन्त्रवर्ण-निर्देशे पाठभेदसम्भवः

• वराहाय: to Varāha
• वराहाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/To)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), चतुर्थी विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन (sg.)

• हृदम्: heart (hṛdaya-place)
• हृदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/Acc.), एकवचन (sg.); (मन्त्राङ्ग-न्यासे ‘हृदय’ निर्देश)

• तिमः: final/last
• तिमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nom.), एकवचन (sg.); पाठभेदसम्भवः—‘अन्तिमः’ इत्यर्थे (final)

• तारा-आद्यः: beginning with ‘tārā’
• तारा-आद्यः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• वसु-वर्णः: having the color/letter ‘vasu’ (as specified)
• वसु-वर्णः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• सर्व-ऐश्वर्य-प्रदायकः: bestower of all prosperity/powers
• सर्व-ऐश्वर्य-प्रदायकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक; from √दा with प्र-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical mantra/vidhi details)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents an esoteric “heart-mantra” (hṛdaya) connected to Varāha (Viṣṇu), teaching that concentrated remembrance/worship aligned with the correct mantra-characteristics culminates in aiśvarya—inner and outer flourishing under divine protection.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as Varāha-upāsanā: devotion becomes focused through a specific mantra beginning with “tārā,” indicating that loving worship is strengthened by precise sacred sound and meditative intimacy (hṛdaya).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical mantra-lakṣaṇa and vidhi—how seed-syllables (like “tārā”), phonetic/recitational markers, and prescribed features are used to structure worship, aligning with Vedāṅga-style precision (especially śikṣā/phonetics and ritual method).