Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

तारवह्निप्रिये बीजशक्ती मन्त्रस्य कीर्तिते । ज्वलज्वल महामंत्री स्वाहा हृदयमीरितम् ॥ १४२ ॥

Transliteration

tāravahnipriye bījaśaktī mantrasya kīrtite | jvalajvala mahāmaṃtrī svāhā hṛdayamīritam || 142 ||

Translation

«Тара» (Tārā), «Вахни» (Vahni) и «Прия» (Priyā) провозглашаются биджей (bīja) и шакти (śakti) этой мантры. Сердечная формула (hṛdaya) передаётся так: «Джвала, джвала, о великая сила мантры, сваха (svāhā)».

Word by Word

• tāra-vahni-priye: in/with 'tāra-vahni-priya' (mantra-epithet)
• tāra-vahni-priye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāra + vahni + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; used as mantra-epithet in संबोधन/अधिकरण sense (as transmitted)

• bīja-śaktī: the bīja and śakti (two elements)
• bīja-śaktī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन); तत्पुरुष-समास ('seed and power' as a pair)

• mantrasya: of the mantra
• mantrasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• kīrtite: are declared
• kīrtite: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त) used predicatively; Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Dual/Singular ambiguous by form; sense: 'are declared/mentioned' (agreeing with dual 'bīja-śaktī')

• jvala-jvala: blaze, blaze
• jvala-jvala: Sambodhana/Mantra (सम्बोधन/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: jval (धातु)
• Form: Imperative-like mantra repetition (आमन्त्रण/उद्गार-अव्यय), reduplicated form

• mahā-mantrī: the great mantrī (epithet)
• mahā-mantrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय ('great minister' / mantra-epithet)

• svāhā: svāhā
• svāhā: Mantra (मन्त्र-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svāhā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ritual exclamation (निपात/उद्गार-अव्यय)

• hṛdayam: heart (hṛdaya)
• hṛdayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; here 'hṛdaya' component of mantra-nyāsa

• īritam: is stated/uttered
• īritam: Kriyā (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īr (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicative with 'hṛdayam'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Om (Tara)

FAQs

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

It encodes the mantra’s inner structure—bīja, śakti, and hṛdaya—showing how sound (śabda) is organized to awaken focused power (śakti) for ritual and inner transformation.

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

By prescribing a heart-formula to be held and repeated, it turns ritual speech into concentrated remembrance—channeling devotion through disciplined japa and reverent invocation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-śāstra practice within the Vedāṅga-oriented section: identifying bīja/śakti/hṛdaya components used for japa, nyāsa, and homa-style recitation with ‘svāhā’.