Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 133

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

नारदोऽस्य ऋषिश्छन्दो गायत्री कृष्णदेवता । वर्म बीजं शिरः शक्तिरन्यत्सर्वं दशार्णवत् ॥ १३३ ॥

Transliteration

nārado'sya ṛṣiśchando gāyatrī kṛṣṇadevatā | varma bījaṃ śiraḥ śaktiranyatsarvaṃ daśārṇavat || 133 ||

Translation

Bagi mantra ini, Nārada ialah ṛṣi (penyaksi), meternya ialah Gāyatrī, dan Śrī Kṛṣṇa ialah dewa penaung. Bīja-nya ialah “varma”, śakti-nya ialah “śiraḥ”, dan segala perincian yang lain adalah sebagaimana dinyatakan bagi mantra Daśārṇa (sepuluh suku kata).

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अस्य: of this (mantra/rite)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ऋषिः: seer (ṛṣi)
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• छन्दः: meter
• छन्दः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī (meter)
• गायत्री: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कृष्णदेवता: whose deity is Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णदेवता: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘कृष्णस्य देवता’

• वर्म: armor (protective formula)
• वर्म: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बीजम्: seed-syllable
• बीजम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिरः: head (śiras)
• शिरः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शक्तिः: power (śakti)
• शक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अन्यत्: other, remaining
• अन्यत्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective)

• दशार्णवत्: as in Daśārṇava (as stated in Daśārṇava)
• दशार्णवत्: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशार्णवत् (प्रातिपदिक; -वत् possessive/like-suffix)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपमानवाचक (-वत् = ‘like/as’)

Speaker

Sage Nārada (in an instructional/technical register within the Narada Purana’s mantra-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Krishna

FAQs

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

It formalizes the mantra’s identity (ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, śakti), showing that devotion to Kṛṣṇa is supported by precise Vedic method—right recitation and right ritual framing.

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

By naming Kṛṣṇa as the devatā of the mantra, it centers practice on personal devotion to Bhagavān while preserving the traditional mantra-śāstra structure that guides focused remembrance and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (metre: Gāyatrī) and mantra-lakṣaṇa (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā plus bīja/śakti mapping) are highlighted—core technical elements used in ritual manuals and nyāsa-based recitation.