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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

एककालं त्रिकालं वा यो गोविंदं यजेन्नरः । स चिरायुर्निरातंको धनधान्यपतिर्भवेत् ॥ ७७ ॥

ekakālaṃ trikālaṃ vā yo goviṃdaṃ yajennaraḥ | sa cirāyurnirātaṃko dhanadhānyapatirbhavet || 77 ||

जो मनुष्य एक वेळ किंवा त्रिकाळ गोविंदाचे पूजन करतो, तो दीर्घायुषी, निरोगी-निरातंक आणि धनधान्याचा स्वामी होतो।

एककालम्once (in a time/day)
एककालम्:
Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएक + काल (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; used adverbially (accusative of time): ‘once (a day)’
त्रिकालम्three times (a day)
त्रिकालम्:
Kāla-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootत्रि + काल (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; used adverbially: ‘thrice (a day)’
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक (disjunctive particle ‘or’)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; relative pronoun ‘who’
गोविन्दम्Govinda
गोविन्दम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; masculine accusative singular
यजेत्should worship
यजेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष? actually 3rd person singular?; परस्मैपद, एकवचन; ‘should worship’ (with subject ‘यः… नरः’)
नरःa man/person
नरः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun ‘he’
चिरायुःlong-lived
चिरायुः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootचिर + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘one having long life’
निरातङ्कःfree from affliction
निरातङ्कः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर् + आतङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; masculine nominative singular; ‘free from illness/fear’
धनधान्यपतिःlord of wealth and grain
धनधान्यपतिः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधन + धान्य + पति (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘lord of wealth and grain’
भवेत्would become
भवेत्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; ‘would become/should be’

Narada (teaching in a didactic sequence; traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

G
Govinda
V
Vishnu

FAQs

It presents steady worship of Govinda as a dharmic daily discipline whose fruits include longevity, freedom from affliction, and material stability—showing that devotion sustains both spiritual and worldly well-being.

Bhakti is shown as regular, repeatable worship (once or thrice daily) directed to Govinda; consistency in devotion is emphasized over complexity, and the verse links sincere practice with tangible and protective grace.

The verse implies time-regulated daily observance (kāla-niyama)—a practical ritual principle aligned with traditional discipline of performing worship at fixed times, even if the specific Vedanga is not named explicitly.