Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

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Devanagari script

षडक्षरो हृदंतश्चेद्भवेदष्टाक्षरो मनुः । अन्येऽपि मंत्रा देवर्षे सन्ति तंत्रे गणेशितुः ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍakṣaro hṛdaṃtaścedbhavedaṣṭākṣaro manuḥ | anye'pi maṃtrā devarṣe santi taṃtre gaṇeśituḥ || 91 ||

Translation

หากมนต์หกพยางค์ลงท้ายด้วยพีชะ ‘หฤท’ ก็ย่อมเป็นมนต์แปดพยางค์ โอเทวฤๅษี ในคเณศตันตระยังมีมนต์อื่น ๆ อีกด้วย

Word by Word

• षडक्षरः: the six-syllabled (mantra)
• षडक्षरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड्+अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—षड् अक्षराणि यस्य (षडक्षरः)

• हृदन्तः: (when) in the heart/within
• हृदन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘हृदयस्थः/हृदयान्तः’ अर्थे

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle ‘if’)

• भवेत्: should be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अष्टाक्षरः: the eight-syllabled (mantra)
• अष्टाक्षरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट+अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—अष्ट अक्षराणि यस्य

• मनुः: the mantra
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; ‘मन्त्र’ अर्थे

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (मन्त्राः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (also)

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन

• देवर्षे: O divine sage
• देवर्षे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—देवानां ऋषिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सन्ति: are/exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तन्त्रे: in the tantra/treatise
• तन्त्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• गणेशितुः: of Gaṇeśa (the lord)
• गणेशितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेशितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Ganesha

FAQs

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

It highlights mantra-śāstra precision: a mantra’s potency and classification can change by adding a specific concluding seed (here ‘hṛd’), showing disciplined, rule-based upāsanā rather than casual recitation.

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

It implies that devotion is supported by correct method—bhakti expressed through properly formed mantras and sanctioned tantric procedures, especially in Gaṇeśa-upāsanā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-structure and phonetic/syllabic accounting (akṣara-gaṇanā) used in ritual manuals—an applied, technical aspect aligned with śikṣā/phonetics and ritual science within the Purāṇa’s Vedāṅga-oriented section.