Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

उग्रश्रवसमन्यांश्च मुनीन्सेंद्रादिकाययुधान् । एवं सिद्धमनुर्मंत्री कवित्वं शोभनाः प्रजाः ॥ १३९ ॥

Transliteration

ugraśravasamanyāṃśca munīnseṃdrādikāyayudhān | evaṃ siddhamanurmaṃtrī kavitvaṃ śobhanāḥ prajāḥ || 139 ||

Translation

ഉഗ്രശ്രവസ് മുതലായ മുനിമാരെയും, ഇന്ദ്രാദികളുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തിലുള്ള യോദ്ധാസമൂഹങ്ങളെയും അവൻ അനുകൂലമാക്കുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ സിദ്ധമന്ത്രസമ്പന്നനായി വാക്പാടവം, കവിത്വശക്തി, ശോഭന ജനസമൂഹം എന്നിവ ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• ugraśravasam: Ugraśravas
• ugraśravasam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ugraśravas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• anyān: other
• anyān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; adjective qualifying 'munīn'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• munīn: sages
• munīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• sa-indra-ādi-kāya-yudhān: the warriors (kāyayudhas) with Indra and others
• sa-indra-ādi-kāya-yudhān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa + indra + ādi + kāya + yudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष ('with Indra etc., body-armed/warriors')

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• siddham: accomplished/perfected
• siddham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; used predicatively with 'kavitvam' (as 'accomplished/perfected')

• anuḥ: Anu (proper name)
• anuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name (as transmitted)

• mantrī: the minister/counsellor
• mantrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to 'anuḥ'

• kavitvam: poetic skill/poetry
• kavitvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavitva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• śobhanāḥ: beautiful/excellent
• śobhanāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; adjective qualifying 'prajāḥ'

• prajāḥ: subjects/people
• prajāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ugraśravas
• Indra

FAQs

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

It presents the fruit of disciplined Vedic accomplishment: mantra-siddhi that refines speech into kavitva and naturally attracts noble people, sages, and even powerful divine-led forces.

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

While framed as a technical attainment, it implies that purified speech and mantra-siddhi support devotion—making praise, recitation, and teaching of dharma effective and spiritually potent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse points to mantra-discipline and mastery of sacred speech—closely aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar), which underpin correct recitation and articulate expression.