Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

स भवेत्सर्वलोकानां सौभाग्यश्रेयसां पदम् । सांतसद्यांतसंयुक्तो बिन्दुभूषितमस्तकः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

sa bhavetsarvalokānāṃ saubhāgyaśreyasāṃ padam | sāṃtasadyāṃtasaṃyukto bindubhūṣitamastakaḥ || 50 ||

Translation

അവൻ സർവ്വലോകങ്ങൾക്കും സൗഭാഗ്യവും സത്യശ്രേയസ്സും നല്കുന്ന ആശ്രയസ്ഥാനമാകുന്നു; യഥോചിത ആദി-അന്ത ധ്വനികളാൽ യുക്തനായി, ശിരസ്സിൽ പവിത്ര ബിന്ദു-തിലകത്തോടെ ഭൂഷിതനാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• भवेत्: may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्व-लोकानाम्: of all worlds/people
• सर्व-लोकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; ‘सर्वे लोकाः’ इति कर्मधारय-समास

• सौभाग्य-श्रेयसाम्: of good fortune and welfare
• सौभाग्य-श्रेयसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (‘सौभाग्यं च श्रेयश्च’)

• पदम्: a state/position/abode
• पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन

• सान्त-सद्य-अन्त-संयुक्तः: connected with ‘sānta, sadya, anta’ (the three)
• सान्त-सद्य-अन्त-संयुक्तः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + सद्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त; √युज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘सान्त-सद्य-अन्तैः संयुक्तः’ (endowed/connected with)

• बिन्दु-भूषित-मस्तकः: having a head adorned with bindu (dots)
• बिन्दु-भूषित-मस्तकः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त; √भूष्) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘बिन्दुभिः भूषितं मस्तकं यस्य’ (head adorned with dots)

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; didactic description)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It links śreyas (true welfare) and saubhāgya (auspicious prosperity) to disciplined Vedic practice—especially correct sound-structure in recitation and visible signs of sacred observance (bindu/tilaka).

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

By emphasizing sacred marks and correct recitation, it frames devotion as embodied and disciplined—Bhakti expressed through respectful mantra-utterance and traditional Vaishnava-style external signs of dedication.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (sound/word-form discipline): maintaining proper beginnings/endings and euphonic correctness in chanting so the mantra remains ritually and meaningfully intact.