Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

प्रत्यक्षो जायते पक्षी वरमिष्टं प्रयच्छति । गाणपत्येन संयोज्य जपेल्लक्षं पयोव्रतः ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

pratyakṣo jāyate pakṣī varamiṣṭaṃ prayacchati | gāṇapatyena saṃyojya japellakṣaṃ payovrataḥ || 61 ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പക്ഷി പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു ഇഷ്ടവരം നൽകുന്നു. ഗാണപത്യവിധിയുമായി ചേർത്ത്, പയോവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നവൻ ഒരു ലക്ഷം ജപം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यक्षः: manifest
• प्रत्यक्षः: विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘manifest/visible’

• जायते: is born/appears
• जायते: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पक्षी: a bird
• पक्षी: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इष्टम्: desired
• इष्टम्: विशेषण (Adjective to object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; इष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वरम् इति विशेषणम्

• प्रयच्छति: grants
• प्रयच्छति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गाणपत्येन: with the Gaṇapati(-mantra)
• गाणपत्येन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाणपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (मन्त्रविशेषे), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘गणपतिमन्त्रेण’

• संयोज्य: having combined
• संयोज्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund); ‘having joined/combined’

• जपेत्: should chant
• जपेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लक्षम्: a lakh (100,000 times)
• लक्षम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (100,000)

• पयः: of milk
• पयः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन; ‘milk’

• व्रतः: (one) observing a vow
• व्रतः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; apposition to sādhaka)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one observing a vow’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Payovrata (milk-vow)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ganapati

FAQs

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

It emphasizes vrata-discipline (payo-vrata) and precise mantra-japa counts (lakṣa-japa) as technical means for attaining a tangible sign of success (a direct manifestation) and the granting of a desired boon.

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

Although framed as a ritual instruction, it reflects a bhakti-aligned principle: sustained vow-observance, purity of conduct, and focused repetition offered in a deity-linked method (Gaṇapatya) culminate in divine responsiveness and grace.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual science—vrata observance, integration of a specific deity-method (Gaṇapatya), and the measurable discipline of lakṣa-japa—typical of technical instructions found in the Vedanga-oriented portion of the Narada Purana.