Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

सद्यारूढा स्मृतिस्तोयं केशवाढ्यधरायुगम् । भयाग्निवल्लभामंत्रः सप्तार्णः सर्वसिद्धिदः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

sadyārūḍhā smṛtistoyaṃ keśavāḍhyadharāyugam | bhayāgnivallabhāmaṃtraḥ saptārṇaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ || 58 ||

Translation

ତତ୍କ୍ଷଣାତ୍ ଉଦ୍ଭବିତ ସ୍ମୃତି ହିଁ ତାହାର ‘ଜଳ’; କେଶବ-ନାମରେ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ତାହାର ଅଧରଯୁଗଳ। ‘ଭୟାଗ୍ନି-ବଲ୍ଲଭା’ ସପ୍ତାକ୍ଷର ମନ୍ତ୍ର ସର୍ବସିଦ୍ଧିଦାୟକ।

Word by Word

• सद्यः: immediately
• सद्यः: विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• आरूढा: mounted/ascended
• आरूढा: विशेषण (Adjectival to स्मृतिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) → आरूढ (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त/क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्मृतिः: memory/recollection
• स्मृतिः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: सम्बन्ध/विधेय (Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• केशव: of Keśava (Vishnu)
• केशव: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्)

• आढ्य: rich/abundant
• आढ्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्); विशेषण

• धर: supporter/bearer
• धर: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्)

• युगम्: a pair (of)
• युगम्: सम्बन्ध/विधेय (Predicate/descriptor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: केशव-आढ्य-धर-युगम्

• भय: of fear
• भय: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्)

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्)

• वल्लभ: beloved
• वल्लभ: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्)

• मन्त्रः: the mantra (beloved like fire to fear / dispeller of fear)
• मन्त्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: भय-अग्नि-वल्लभ-मन्त्रः

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत् (indeclinable numeral used in compound)

• अर्णः: having seven syllables/letters
• अर्णः: विशेषण (Adjectival to मन्त्रः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; द्विगु/तत्पुरुष-समासः: सप्त-अर्णः (seven-syllabled/lettered)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन? (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्; सामान्यतः सर्व- ‘all’)

• सिद्धि: accomplishments
• सिद्धि: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपद-निर्देशार्थम्)

• दः: giver of all attainments
• दः: विशेषण (Adjectival to मन्त्रः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → द (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-प्रत्ययान्त (द/दः = दाता ‘giver’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सर्व-सिद्धि-दः

Speaker

Narada (teaching in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Keśava

FAQs

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

It links mantra-japa with inner purification: instant recollection (smṛti) and the sanctification of speech through Keśava’s name, presenting a seven-syllable mantra as a direct means to overcome fear and attain spiritual efficacy (siddhi).

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

By stating that the lips are ‘enriched with Keśava’, it emphasizes nāma-centered devotion—making speech a vehicle of bhakti—where remembrance and repetition of Vishnu’s name/mantra becomes the core practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-śāstra style precision: identifying a mantra by its name and its metrical/phonetic count (saptārṇa, seven syllables), reflecting technical mantra practice aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and disciplined japa.