Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Dīkṣā, Mantra-Types, Mantra-Doṣas, and Qualifications of Ācārya–Śiṣya

Devanagari script

सिद्धिर्न जायते तेषां कल्पकोटिशतैरपि । छिन्नादिदोषदुष्टानां मंत्राणां साधनं ब्रुवे ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

siddhirna jāyate teṣāṃ kalpakoṭiśatairapi | chinnādidoṣaduṣṭānāṃ maṃtrāṇāṃ sādhanaṃ bruve || 60 ||

Translation

สำหรับมนต์ที่วิบัติด้วยโทษอย่าง ‘ขาดตอน’ เป็นต้น ความสำเร็จย่อมไม่บังเกิดแม้ผ่านกัลป์นับร้อยโกฏิ บัดนี้เราจักกล่าววิธีสาธนะเพื่อให้มนต์เหล่านั้นสำเร็จผล.

Word by Word

• सिद्धिः: success/accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि ‘arises/is born’

• तेषाम्: for them/of them
• तेषाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• कल्पकोटिशतैः: even by hundreds of crores of aeons
• कल्पकोटिशतैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प-कोटि-शत (प्रातिपदिक; कल्प + कोटि + शत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; साधन/कालपरिमाणवाचक ‘by hundreds of crores of aeons’

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (particle ‘even/also’)

• छिन्नादिदोषदुष्टानाम्: of (mantras) spoiled by faults like truncation etc.
• छिन्नादिदोषदुष्टानाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न-आदि-दोष-दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; छिन्न + आदि + दोष + दुष्ट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; विशेषण ‘corrupted by faults such as being cut off etc.’

• मन्त्राणाम्: of mantras
• मन्त्राणाम्: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• साधनम्: means/method (of accomplishment)
• साधनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ब्रुवे: I state/tell
• ब्रुवे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-siddhi depends on purity and correctness; a mantra corrupted by defects cannot yield fruit, so disciplined rectification and proper sadhana are essential.

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

It implies that devotion must be expressed through right practice—careful recitation and faithful observance—so that the devotee’s worship becomes effective rather than merely emotional or careless.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Vedanga disciplines like Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar), stressing that correct sound, form, and transmission of mantras are prerequisites for ritual efficacy.