Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

रामाग्निवर्णो मंत्रोऽयं भार्गवोऽस्य मुनिर्मतः । छन्दोऽनुष्टुब्देवतादिवराहः समुदीरितः ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

rāmāgnivarṇo maṃtro'yaṃ bhārgavo'sya munirmataḥ | chando'nuṣṭubdevatādivarāhaḥ samudīritaḥ || 110 ||

Translation

มนตร์นี้มีวรรณะ ‘รามะ’ และ ‘อัคนิ’; ฤๅษีของมนตร์นี้นับว่าเป็นภารควะ. ฉันท์เป็นอนุษฏุภ และเทวตาคืออาทิ-วราหะ—ดังประกาศไว้

Word by Word

• rāma-agni-varṇaḥ: of the color of Rāma/fire
• rāma-agni-varṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; tatpuruṣa ‘having the color of rāma/agni’; qualifies mantraḥ

• mantraḥ: the mantra
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• bhārgavaḥ: Bhārgava
• bhārgavaḥ: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; r̥ṣi-name

• asya: of this (mantra)
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन

• muniḥ: sage (seer)
• muniḥ: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• mataḥ: is regarded (as)
• mataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Masculine, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate ‘is considered’

• chandaḥ: meter
• chandaḥ: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन

• anuṣṭup: Anuṣṭubh
• anuṣṭup: Viṣaya (विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anuṣṭubh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (meter-name), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; used as predicate of chandaḥ

• devatā-ādi-varāhaḥ: the deity etc. is Varāha
• devatā-ādi-varāhaḥ: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + varāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन; tatpuruṣa ‘Varāha as the presiding deity etc.’

• samudīritaḥ: is proclaimed
• samudīritaḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ud-īr (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Masculine, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has been declared/uttered’

Speaker

Narada (in instruction-dialogue within the Vedāṅga/Mantra-technical section, traditionally addressed to the Sanatkumāra lineage interlocutors)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhargava
• Adi-Varaha

FAQs

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

It formalizes the mantra’s sacred identity by naming its ṛṣi (seer), chandas (metre), and devatā (deity), grounding recitation in correct tradition and directing devotion to Viṣṇu as Ādi-Varāha.

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

By establishing Ādi-Varāha as the presiding deity, it turns the mantra into a focused act of Viṣṇu-bhakti, where accurate mantra-knowledge supports single-pointed remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (prosody) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: the verse specifies Anuṣṭubh metre and the standard identifiers (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā) used for correct viniyoga in ritual and japa.