Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

एवं संसाधितो मंत्रः प्रयोगार्हः प्रजायते । कार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्याथ पूजायंत्रमिहोच्यते ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃsādhito maṃtraḥ prayogārhaḥ prajāyate | kārtavīryārjunasyātha pūjāyaṃtramihocyate || 24 ||

Translation

இவ்வாறு முறையாக சாதிக்கப்பட்ட மந்திரம் பயன்பாட்டிற்கு உரியதாகிறது. இப்போது இங்கே கார்த்தவீர்யார்ஜுனனின் பூஜா-யந்திரம் கூறப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• saṃsādhitaḥ: properly accomplished
• saṃsādhitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sādhita (कृदन्त, past participle from √sādh)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कृदन्त (क्त) ‘accomplished/perfected’

• mantraḥ: mantra
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prayoga-arhaḥ: fit for application/use
• prayoga-arhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayoga (प्रातिपदिक) + arha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘prayogāya arhaḥ’

• prajāyate: is produced/comes into being
• prajāyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jan (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Pada: Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Purusha: 3rd (प्रथमपुरुष), Vachana: Singular (एकवचन)

• kārtavīryārjunasya: of Kārtavīrya Arjuna
• kārtavīryārjunasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtavīrya-arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय proper name

• atha: then; now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; particle (अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भसूचक)

• pūjā-yantram: worship-diagram (ritual yantra)
• pūjā-yantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + yantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1) or Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘pūjāyāḥ yantram’

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; adverb (देशवाचक)

• ucyate: is said/declared
• ucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Karmaṇi-prayoga (कर्मणि/Passive), Purusha: 3rd (प्रथमपुरुष), Vachana: Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kartaviryarjuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that a mantra becomes spiritually and ritually effective only after proper saṃsādhana (disciplined accomplishment); only then is it eligible for prayoga, after which the text proceeds to concrete worship aids like a yantra.

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

It frames devotion as regulated upāsanā: sincere practice culminates in a “ready” mantra, and worship then becomes structured through prescribed forms (like a pūjā-yantra), aligning inner bhakti with outer ritual order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge: the distinction between mantra-saṃsādhana (perfection) and mantra-prayoga (application), and the use of yantra as a precise aid in pūjā—typical of Vedāṅga-aligned procedural instruction.