Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

विधायोत्कीलितां पश्चाज्जपमस्य समाचरेत् । यो जपेदादिमे बीजे वराहभृगुपावकान् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

vidhāyotkīlitāṃ paścājjapamasya samācaret | yo japedādime bīje varāhabhṛgupāvakān || 42 ||

Translation

ഉത്കീലനവിധി നിർവഹിച്ചു കഴിഞ്ഞ് ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ജപം വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആചരിക്കണം. ആദിബീജം ജപിക്കുമ്പോൾ വരാഹം, ഭൃഗു, പാവക (അഗ്നി) എന്നിവരെ സ്മരിക്കുന്നവൻ…

Word by Word

• विधाय: having performed
• विधाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund): "having done/performed"

• उत्कीलिताम्: the (rite of) unlocking/removing obstruction
• उत्कीलिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्-कीलित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP): "unlocked/unbolted"; here ritual 'utkīlana' (removal of obstruction)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): afterwards

• जपम्: japa (repetition)
• जपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्/अदस्?; अस्य = एतद्-प्रत्यय (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)

• समाचरेत्: should practice/perform properly
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• आदिमे: in the primordial/first
• आदिमे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular); 'आदिम' = first/primordial; agrees with 'बीजे'

• बीजे: in the seed-mantra
• बीजे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• वराहभृगुपावकान्: Varāha, Bhṛgu, and Pāvaka
• वराहभृगुपावकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह + भृगु + पावक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (enumerative dvandva)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual-mantra context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Bhrigu
• Agni (Pavaka)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra-japa becomes effective when preceded by proper activation/‘unlocking’ (utkīlana) and when performed with deity-conscious invocation—here linked to Varāha and purifying Agni.

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

Bhakti is expressed as disciplined remembrance: japa is not merely mechanical repetition but devotionally invoking the divine form (Varāha) with sacred supports (Bhṛgu and Agni) to purify intention and practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure: the sequence of rites (utkīlana before japa) and bīja-mantra usage—topics aligned with Vedanga-style applied knowledge of mantra and sacramental method.