Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149

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

Devanagari script

तारो नमो भगवते नरसिंहाय हृच्च ते । जस्तेजसे आविराविर्भव वज्रनखान्ततः ॥ १४९ ॥

Transliteration

tāro namo bhagavate narasiṃhāya hṛcca te | jastejase āvirāvirbhava vajranakhāntataḥ || 149 ||

Translation

ॐ (താര). ഭഗവാൻ നൃസിംഹായ നമസ്കാരം. എന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തിലും നീ വസിക്കണമേ. ഹേ ജയതേജസ്സേ! വജ്രസദൃശ നഖാഗ്രങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും അവിർഭവിക്കണമേ।

Word by Word

• तारः: the syllable ‘tāra’ (oṃ)
• तारः: कर्ता/विषय (Topic/कर्ता-वत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; मन्त्र-बीज/वर्ण-नाम (name of syllable ‘tāra’, i.e., oṃ)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: सम्बोधन/प्रयोग (Salutation expression/नमस्कार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (salutation particle)

• भगवते: to the Blessed Lord
• भगवते: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• नर-सिंहाय: to Narasiṃha
• नर-सिंहाय: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—नरः सिंहः (man-lion)

• हृत्: heart
• हृत्: विषय/कर्म (Topic/Object—contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; हृद्-शब्दः (irregular stem)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जः: the syllable ‘ja’
• जः: कर्ता/विषय (Topic/कर्ता-वत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; मन्त्र-बीज/वर्ण-नाम (name of syllable ‘ja’)

• तेजसे: to the radiance / splendor
• तेजसे: सम्प्रदान (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन

• आविः: manifestly
• आविः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आविस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); प्रकाशार्थे (manifestly)

• आविः: manifestly (again)
• आविः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आविस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); पुनरुक्ति-बल (repetition for emphasis)

• भव: be / become / appear
• भव: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वज्र-नख-अन्ततः: from the ends of (your) thunderbolt-like nails
• वज्र-नख-अन्ततः: अपादान (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वज्र (प्रातिपदिक) + नख (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (ablatival adverb); समासः—वज्रवत् नखानाम् अन्तः, तस्मात् (from the tips/ends of thunderbolt-like nails)

Speaker

Narada (teaching/reciting a protective mantra within the instructional dialogue to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Vishnu
• Om (Tara)

FAQs

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

It invokes Narasiṃha as indwelling protector (hṛt-stha) and calls His divine tejas to manifest as a force that destroys fear and obstacles, symbolized by the vajra-like claws.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as surrender (namaḥ) and inner remembrance—requesting the Lord to dwell in the heart—so devotion becomes constant, not merely external ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-prayoga: beginning with Oṃ (tāra) and using specific epithets (Narasiṃha, tejas) as a focused recitation for protection (rakṣā) and concentration (dhāraṇā).