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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

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

जुहुयादयुतं विल्वैर्महाधनपतिर्भवेत् । नारायणस्य मन्त्रोऽयं सर्वमंत्रोत्तमोत्तमः ॥ ६९ ॥

juhuyādayutaṃ vilvairmahādhanapatirbhavet | nārāyaṇasya mantro'yaṃ sarvamaṃtrottamottamaḥ || 69 ||

വില്വപത്രങ്ങളാൽ പത്തായിരം ആഹുതികൾ അർപ്പിച്ചാൽ അവൻ മഹാധനപതിയാകും. ഈ നാരായണമന്ത്രം സർവ്വമന്ത്രങ്ങളിൽ ഉത്തമോത്തമമാണ്.

जुहुयात्should offer (oblation)
जुहुयात्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहु (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √हु ‘to offer (in fire)’
अयुतम्ten thousand (times)
अयुतम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ten thousand’ (count)
विल्वैःwith bilva (leaves/wood)
विल्वैः:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootविल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन
महाधनपतिःa great wealthy person
महाधनपतिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-धनपति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: महांश्चासौ धनपतिः = ‘a very wealthy lord’
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √भू ‘to become’
नारायणस्यof Nārāyaṇa
नारायणस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
मन्त्रःmantra
मन्त्रः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अयम्this
अयम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun
सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमःthe best of the best of all mantras
सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-मन्त्र-उत्तम-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां मन्त्राणाम् उत्तमः (अतिशयेन उत्तमः) = ‘the best of the best among all mantras’; मन्त्रस्य विशेषणम्

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue frame)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

N
Narayana

FAQs

It elevates Nārāyaṇa’s mantra as the supreme mantra and links disciplined homa (with a specific count and offering) to tangible prosperity, portraying wealth as a fruit of devotion-supported ritual order.

Bhakti is expressed here as mantra-centered worship of Nārāyaṇa, where reverence for the deity’s name/mantra is primary and ritual action (homa with bilva) becomes a devoted offering rather than mere technique.

Ritual precision—homa procedure and quantified oblation count (ayuta = 10,000)—reflects kalpa-style discipline and mantra-priority, characteristic of technical/vidhi-oriented Narada Purana passages.