Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

विदारणनृसिंहोऽस्य देवता परिकीर्तितः । जं बीजं हं तथा शक्तिर्विनियोगोऽखिलाप्तये ॥ १४३ ॥

Transliteration

vidāraṇanṛsiṃho'sya devatā parikīrtitaḥ | jaṃ bījaṃ haṃ tathā śaktirviniyogo'khilāptaye || 143 ||

Translation

ഇതിന്റേ ദേവതയായി ‘വിദാരണ-നൃസിംഹൻ’ എന്നു കീർത്തിക്കുന്നു. ‘ജം’ ബീജം, ‘ഹം’ ശക്തി; വിനിയോഗം അഖിലാപ്തിക്കായി।

Word by Word

• विदारणनृसिंहः: Vidāraṇa-Nṛsiṃha
• विदारणनृसिंहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदारण + नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (the tearing Nṛsiṃha)

• अस्य: of this (mantra)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देवता: the deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितः: is proclaimed
• परिकीर्तितः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘is proclaimed’

• जम्: ‘jaṃ’
• जम्: Karma (कर्म)/Nirdharana (निर्धारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज (बीजाक्षर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बीजाक्षर (seed syllable)

• बीजम्: seed (syllable)
• बीजम्: Samanaadhikarana (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हम्: ‘haṃ’
• हम्: Karma (कर्म)/Nirdharana (निर्धारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह (बीजाक्षर-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; बीजाक्षर

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• शक्तिः: the śakti (power-syllable)
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विनियोगः: application/ritual employment
• विनियोगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अखिलाप्तये: for attaining everything
• अखिलाप्तये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative-purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अखिल + आप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (for attainment of all)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-vidhi register)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vidarana-Nrisimha

FAQs

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

It defines the mantra’s core identifiers—deity (devatā), seed (bīja), power (śakti), and purpose (viniyoga)—showing that disciplined mantra-prayoga oriented to Narasiṃha is intended to secure comprehensive spiritual and worldly attainments under divine protection.

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

By centering the practice on Vidāraṇa-Nṛsiṃha as devatā, it frames mantra as a focused act of surrender and remembrance (smaraṇa) of Viṣṇu’s protective form, where devotion is expressed through precise, reverent recitation and ritual intent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-lakṣaṇa and prayoga—how a mantra is specified by devatā, bīja, śakti, and viniyoga—skills aligned with ritual procedure (kalpa) and correct phonetic/recitational handling (śikṣā) within technical Narada Purana instruction.