Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

एवं सिद्धे मनौ मन्त्री जायते सम्पदां पदम् । जयद्वयं श्रीनृसिंहेत्यष्टार्णोऽय मनूत्तमः ॥ १३० ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ siddhe manau mantrī jāyate sampadāṃ padam | jayadvayaṃ śrīnṛsiṃhetyaṣṭārṇo'ya manūttamaḥ || 130 ||

Translation

ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ର ସିଦ୍ଧ ହେଲେ ସାଧକ ସମ୍ପଦା ଓ ସିଦ୍ଧିର ପଦରେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ହୁଏ। ଏହା ପରମ ଅଷ୍ଟାକ୍ଷର ମନ୍ତ୍ର— “ଜୟ-ଦ୍ୱୟମ୍—ଶ୍ରୀ-ନୃସିଂହ”।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• सिद्धे: when (it is) accomplished/perfected
• सिद्धे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘मनौ’ इत्यस्य

• मनौ: in the mantra (manu/mantra-form)
• मनौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• मन्त्री: the mantra (as an agent/one who has mantra-power)
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सम्पदाम्: of prosperities/wealths
• सम्पदाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive-genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्पद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• पदम्: a state/position (abode)
• पदम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘जायते’ इत्यस्य कर्तृपूरक/फलवाचक

• जयद्वयम्: the twofold victory (name)
• जयद्वयम्: Karma (कर्म/object—mantra-name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (द्वयम् जययोः)

• श्री-नृसिंह: Śrī-Nṛsiṃha
• श्री-नृसिंह: Karma (कर्म/object—mantra-utterance content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘श्रीमान् नृसिंहः’

• इति: thus/‘...’
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-परामर्शक (quotative particle)

• अष्टार्णः: eight-syllabled
• अष्टार्णः: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘अष्टौ अर्णाः (अक्षराणि) यस्य’

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मनु-उत्तमः: the best of mantras (manu)
• मनु-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता/subject-complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘मनूनां उत्तमः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada Purana dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Shri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It states that mantra-siddhi (perfection through disciplined japa and observance) makes the practitioner firmly established in auspicious attainment, and it highlights an authoritative Narasiṁha mantra as a direct means to such siddhi.

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

By presenting “Śrī-Nṛsiṁha” with repeated “jaya” as a devotional victory-cry, it frames mantra-japa as bhakti-sādhana—worship through remembrance and praise of the Lord’s protective form.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes mantra-śāstra practice: correct mantra-form (aṣṭārṇa/eight-syllabled structure), disciplined repetition, and the concept of siddhi—core technical principles used in Vedic ritual and mantra application.