Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
उग्रश्रवसमन्यांश्च मुनीन्सेंद्रादिकाययुधान् । एवं सिद्धमनुर्मंत्री कवित्वं शोभनाः प्रजाः ॥ १३९ ॥
ugraśravasamanyāṃśca munīnseṃdrādikāyayudhān | evaṃ siddhamanurmaṃtrī kavitvaṃ śobhanāḥ prajāḥ || 139 ||
उग्रश्रव इत्यादी मुनींना, तसेच इंद्रादि नेतृत्वाखालील योद्धासमूहांनाही तो अनुकूल करतो. अशा रीतीने सिद्धमंत्रयुक्त होऊन तो वाक्पटुता, कवित्वशक्ती आणि शोभन प्रजा प्राप्त करतो.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
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.
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.
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.