Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

गर्भिणीनां विशेषेण जप्तं भस्मादिकं तथा । जृंभश्वासे तु कृष्णस्य प्रविष्टेराधिकामुखम् ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

garbhiṇīnāṃ viśeṣeṇa japtaṃ bhasmādikaṃ tathā | jṛṃbhaśvāse tu kṛṣṇasya praviṣṭerādhikāmukham || 91 ||

Translation

கர்ப்பிணிகளுக்குச் சிறப்பாக, மந்திரஜபத்தால் புனிதப்படுத்திய சாம்பல் முதலியவற்றை பயன்படுத்த வேண்டும். மேலும் கொட்டாவி அல்லது மூச்சு விடும் வேளையில் வாய்த் திறப்பை நோக்கி செயலை நடத்த வேண்டும்; அப்போது கிருஷ்ணனின் பிரவேசம் அதிகம் எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது.

Word by Word

• गर्भिणीनाम्: of pregnant women
• गर्भिणीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययभावे तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial instrumental: 'especially')

• जप्तम्: recited/enchanted
• जप्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• भस्मादिकम्: ash and the like
• भस्मादिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भस्म-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; भस्म + आदि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः ('ash etc.')

• तथा: also / likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयार्थ (also/likewise)

• जृंभश्वासे: in yawning and breathing
• जृंभश्वासे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जृंभ-श्वास (प्रातिपदिक; जृंभ + श्वास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); द्वन्द्वसमासः (yawning and breathing)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• कृष्णस्य: of Krishna
• कृष्णस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रविष्टेः: of entering / entry
• प्रविष्टेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्तिन्-प्रत्ययान्त भाववाचक (action noun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• अधिकामुखम्: having an excessively open mouth
• अधिकामुखम्: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिका-मुख (प्रातिपदिक; अधिका + मुख)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः ('excessive' + 'mouth/face')

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

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

It links bodily moments (like yawning and breathing) with devotional awareness, teaching that mantra-sanctified substances and mindful conduct can be used as protective, dharmic supports—especially for vulnerable conditions such as pregnancy.

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

Bhakti here is practical: Kṛṣṇa is remembered not only in formal worship but even in involuntary acts like breath and yawn, turning ordinary life into continuous remembrance (smaraṇa) supported by mantra-japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual discipline—mantra-japa for consecration (saṃskāra) of substances like bhasma and attention to proper conduct during bodily acts—consistent with technical, practice-oriented instruction typical of the Third Pada.