Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

प्रसादं कुरु मे भौममंगलप्रद मंगल । मेषवाहन रुद्रात्मन्देहि पुत्रान्धनं यशः ॥ ११२ ॥

Transliteration

prasādaṃ kuru me bhaumamaṃgalaprada maṃgala | meṣavāhana rudrātmandehi putrāndhanaṃ yaśaḥ || 112 ||

Translation

Wahai Bhauma (Marikh), yang mulia lagi pemberi keberkatan, limpahkan rahmat kepadaku. Wahai penunggang Aries, berjiwa Rudra, kurniakanlah anak lelaki, harta dan nama yang harum.

Word by Word

• प्रसादम्: grace/favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do/grant
• कुरु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• मे: to me/for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular, enclitic); here दत्त-सम्प्रदानार्थे (for me)

• भौम-मङ्गल-प्रद: O giver of Bhoma’s (Mars’s) auspiciousness
• भौम-मङ्गल-प्रद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भौम + मङ्गल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/Nominative form used in address), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (भौमस्य मङ्गलस्य प्रदः = giver of Martian auspiciousness)

• मङ्गल: O Maṅgala (Mars)/O auspicious one
• मङ्गल: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• मेष-वाहन: O one whose mount is a ram
• मेष-वाहन: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेष + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मेषः वाहनं यस्य/whose vehicle is a ram)

• रुद्र-आत्मन्: O Rudra-natured one
• रुद्र-आत्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (रुद्रस्य आत्मा/one of Rudra-nature)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• पुत्रान्: sons/children
• पुत्रान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching/reciting a Mars propitiation mantra within a Vedanga/astrological-ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Bhauma (Mars/Kuja/Mangala)
• Rudra

FAQs

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

It is a graha-prasāda prayer: the devotee seeks Maṅgala’s (Mars’) favor to remove adversity and to secure auspicious outcomes—especially progeny, prosperity, and honorable reputation—through reverent invocation.

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

Even within technical disciplines like Jyotiṣa, the verse emphasizes bhakti through humility and surrender—asking for “prasāda” (grace) from the invoked deity-form of the graha, rather than relying only on calculation or rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (a Vedāṅga) and graha-śānti practice: a specific mantra-style address to Bhauma/Maṅgala used for planetary propitiation to obtain desired life-results and mitigate Mars-related afflictions.