Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 188

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

शार्ङ्गाय हृदयं मन्त्रो महाद्यः शार्ङ्गपूजने । सुदर्शनमहांते तु चक्रराजपदं वदेत् ॥ १८८ ॥

Transliteration

śārṅgāya hṛdayaṃ mantro mahādyaḥ śārṅgapūjane | sudarśanamahāṃte tu cakrarājapadaṃ vadet || 188 ||

Translation

Dalam pemujaan Śārṅga, busur Viṣṇu, mantra Hṛdaya (mantra hati) bermula dengan “mahā…”. Dan pada penghujung mantra Sudarśana, hendaklah diucapkan gelaran “cakrarāja”, yakni “raja cakra”.

Word by Word

• शार्ङ्गाय: for Śārṅga
• शार्ङ्गाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हृदयम्: the ‘hṛdaya’ (core formula)
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); मन्त्राङ्ग (mantra-part: ‘hṛdaya’)

• मन्त्रः: the mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महा-आद्यः: great and beginning (with …)
• महा-आद्यः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• शार्ङ्ग-पूजने: in the worship of Śārṅga
• शार्ङ्ग-पूजने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्ङ्ग + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुदर्शन-महा-अन्ते: at the great ending ‘Sudarśana’
• सुदर्शन-महा-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुदर्शन + महा + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययार्थे (adverbial: ‘at the great end (of the mantra) “Sudarśana”’)

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक अव्यय (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• चक्र-राज-पदम्: the word/term ‘cakrarāja’
• चक्र-राज-पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + राज + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वदेत्: should say/recite
• वदेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual teaching section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Sudarshana
• Sharnga

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mantra-śāstra precision: correct openings and concluding epithets preserve the intended śakti of Vaiṣṇava worship, especially regarding Viṣṇu’s divine weapons.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā—devotion practiced through accurate recitation and reverent worship of Viṣṇu’s attributes (Śārṅga and Sudarśana), treating them as manifestations of the Lord’s protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual-linguistic practice—mantra structure (opening/ending words) and correct pada usage—aligned with Vedāṅga concerns such as phonetic/recitational correctness (śikṣā) and precise wording (vyākaraṇa).