Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे कार्तवीर्यमाहात्म्यमन्त्रदीपकथनं नाम षट्सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ७६ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde kārtavīryamāhātmyamantradīpakathanaṃ nāma ṣaṭsaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 76 ||

Translation

अशा प्रकारे श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणाच्या पूर्वभागातील बृहदुपाख्यानाच्या तृतीय पादात ‘कार्तवीर्य-माहात्म्य-मंत्र-दीप-कथन’ नावाचा शहात्तरावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative/end marker: thus)

• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री-बृहन्-नारदीय-पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa)

• पूर्वभागे: in the first part
• पूर्वभागे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व-भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the former part)

• बृहदुपाख्याने: in the great episode
• बृहदुपाख्याने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्-उपाख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the great narrative/episode)

• तृतीयपादे: in the third pāda/section
• तृतीयपादे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय-पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण (in the third section/pāda)

• कार्तवीर्यमाहात्म्यमन्त्रदीपकथनम्: the narration of the lamp-mantra of Kārtavīrya’s glory
• कार्तवीर्यमाहात्म्यमन्त्रदीपकथनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य-माहात्म्य-मन्त्र-दीप-कथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; शीर्षक-रूपेण (as a title: narration of the lamp-mantra of Kārtavīrya’s greatness)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देश (indeclinable: called/named)

• षट्सप्ततितमः: seventy-sixth
• षट्सप्ततितमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्-सप्तति-तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण (ordinal: seventy-sixth)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्यविषय (chapter)

Speaker

Narratorial colophon (textual redactor/sūta-style closing line; not direct dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Kārtavīrya (Kārtavīrya Arjuna)

FAQs

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

This is a colophon verse that formally closes the chapter and preserves the textual hierarchy—section (Pūrva-bhāga), subdivision (Third Pada), and the chapter’s declared theme (Kārtavīrya’s mahātmya and mantra-illumination).

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

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; instead, it frames a devotional/ritual chapter by naming its focus on mahātmya and mantra—two common Purāṇic supports for faith and practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It indicates a technical/ritual emphasis via “mantra-dīpaka” (clarifying the mantra), aligning with Book 1.3’s broader Vedāṅga-oriented organization, though no single Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly stated in this closing line.