Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

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

Devanagari script

गजाश्वरथररत्नैश्च ग्रामक्षेत्रधनादिभिः । यदि मन्त्री न तुष्येत तदानर्थो महीपतेः ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

gajāśvarathararatnaiśca grāmakṣetradhanādibhiḥ | yadi mantrī na tuṣyeta tadānartho mahīpateḥ || 77 ||

Translation

ആന, കുതിര, രഥം, രത്നം, ഗ്രാമം, ഭൂമി, ധനം മുതലായവ നൽകിയിട്ടും മന്ത്രി തൃപ്തനാകുന്നില്ലെങ്കിൽ രാജാവിന് അനർത്ഥം സംഭവിക്കും।

Word by Word

• गज-अश्व-रथ-र-रत्नैः: with elephants, horses, chariots and jewels
• गज-अश्व-रथ-र-रत्नैः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रथ (प्रातिपदिक) + र (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (elephants, horses, chariots, ‘ra’-gems?, jewels); ‘र’ पदं पाठभेद/दुर्लभम् (unclear member)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ग्राम-क्षेत्र-धन-आदिभिः: with villages, fields, wealth, etc.
• ग्राम-क्षेत्र-धन-आदिभिः: करण (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्वः/द्वन्द्व-समुच्चयः; ‘आदि’ = ‘etc.’

• यदि: if
• यदि: सम्बन्ध (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; शर्तार्थक (conditional particle ‘if’)

• मन्त्री: the minister
• मन्त्री: कर्ता (Karta/Subject of ‘तुष्येत’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• तुष्येत: should be satisfied
• तुष्येत: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; √तुष् (to be satisfied)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक (then)

• अनर्थः: misfortune, harm
• अनर्थः: कर्ता/भाव (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचन

• महीपतेः: of the king
• महीपतेः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—मही + पति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘lord of the earth’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a didactic discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It frames political harmony as a dharmic necessity: a king’s prosperity depends not merely on wealth or gifts, but on righteous administration and the contentment of trusted counsel.

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

Indirectly, it teaches that external offerings alone do not create well-being; sincerity and right intention matter—an ethical principle that also underlies genuine bhakti beyond mere material gifting.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It aligns with applied dharma and niti (statecraft) discussed in technical sections of the Purana—practical governance principles rather than ritual detail, emphasizing counsel, administration, and outcomes (anartha vs. welfare).