Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

यस्याराधनतो मंत्री कृष्णसंनिध्यतां व्रजेत् । ताराद्याभिर्व्याहृतिभिः संपुटं विन्यसेन्मनुम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

yasyārādhanato maṃtrī kṛṣṇasaṃnidhyatāṃ vrajet | tārādyābhirvyāhṛtibhiḥ saṃpuṭaṃ vinyasenmanum || 33 ||

Translation

ആരാധനയാൽ മന്ത്രസാധകൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണസന്നിധി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നുവോ, അവൻ പ്രണവം (താരാ) മുതലായവയും വ്യാഹൃതികളും കൊണ്ട് ‘സംപുടം’ ചെയ്തു മന്ത്രം വിന്യസിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• आराधनतः: from (his) worship; due to worship
• आराधनतः: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative): ‘from/by reason of worship’

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner; one with mantra
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• कृष्ण-संनिध्यताम्: the proximity/presence of Krishna
• कृष्ण-संनिध्यताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + संनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘कृष्णस्य संनिध्यं’)

• व्रजेत्: would go/attain
• व्रजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तारा-आद्याभिः: with (the syllables) beginning with ‘tārā’
• तारा-आद्याभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘तारादयः’)

• व्याहृतिभिः: with the vyāhṛtis (uttered formulas)
• व्याहृतिभिः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याहृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• संपुटम्: an enclosure; a ‘saṃpuṭa’ arrangement
• संपुटम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विन्यसेत्: should arrange/place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मनुम्: the mantra
• मनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्‍त्र/मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ‘मनु’ = मन्त्र (mantra)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the Vedanga/ritual-mantra context, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Om (Tara)
• Vyahritis

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-worship is meant to culminate in direct closeness to Kṛṣṇa, and that correct ritual arrangement (saṃpuṭa) supports focused, protected, and effective japa leading toward divine presence.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as ārādhana (devotional worship) through mantra, where disciplined recitation—framed by sacred Vedic utterances—becomes a means to experience Kṛṣṇa’s nearness (saṃnidhya).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical mantra-vidhi: using Oṃ (tārā) and the vyāhṛtis as a saṃpuṭa (ritual bracketing) around a mantra, a procedural detail aligned with Vedic recitational and ritual sciences.