Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

षांतः सर्गी च चंडीशौ क्रमार्दिदुविसर्गिणै । षडर्णोऽयं महामंत्रो मंगलस्याखिलेष्टदः ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

ṣāṃtaḥ sargī ca caṃḍīśau kramārdiduvisargiṇai | ṣaḍarṇo'yaṃ mahāmaṃtro maṃgalasyākhileṣṭadaḥ || 73 ||

Translation

‘षां’ ‘तः’ ‘सर्गी’ ‘च’ ‘चण्डीश’ इति क्रमाद् विसर्गान्तैः षडर्णोऽयं महामन्त्रः, स सर्वमङ्गलप्रदः सर्वेष्टसिद्धिदः॥

Word by Word

• षान्तः: peaceful/appeased
• षान्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्गी: creator/emanating
• सर्गी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चण्डी: Caṇḍī (the Goddess)
• चण्डी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual)

• ईशौ: lords
• ईशौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• क्रम: by sequence/step
• क्रम: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अर्दि: by pressing/affliction (ardī)
• अर्दि: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दु: bad/ill (prefix)
• दु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/निपात (prefix/particle)

• विसर्गिणै: by the emitter/expeller
• विसर्गिणै: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसर्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• षडर्णः: six-syllabled
• षडर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• महामन्त्रः: great mantra
• महामन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• मङ्गलस्य: of Maṅgala (Mars)
• मङ्गलस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अखिल: all/entire
• अखिल: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इष्टदः: giver of desired (boons)
• इष्टदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (इष्टं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a specific six-syllabled mahāmantra and states its fruit: auspiciousness (maṅgala) and the granting of all desired aims, emphasizing mantra as a direct spiritual instrument.

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

By highlighting a mahāmantra that bestows auspiciousness and desired attainments, it supports bhakti-practice through japa and disciplined recitation, where devotion is expressed via precise mantra-usage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-formation principles tied to Vedanga disciplines—especially phonetics/recitation order (krama) and grammatical markers like the visarga (ḥ)—showing that correct sound-structure is treated as essential for ritual efficacy.