Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

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

Devanagari script

विभक्तैर्मंत्रवर्यस्य पञ्चागांनि प्रकल्पयेत् । ततौ ध्यायेदनेकार्कनिभमादिवराहकम् ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

vibhaktairmaṃtravaryasya pañcāgāṃni prakalpayet | tatau dhyāyedanekārkanibhamādivarāhakam || 113 ||

Translation

เมื่อแบ่งมนตร์อันประเสริฐออกเป็นส่วน ๆ แล้ว พึงจัดตั้งองค์ทั้งห้า; จากนั้นพึงเพ่งฌานต่ออาทิวราหะ ผู้รุ่งเรืองดุจสุริยะนับมาก

Word by Word

• विभक्तैः: by (properly) divided (parts)
• विभक्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभक्त (प्रातिपदिक; वि+भज् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) ‘विभक्त’ = separated/divided

• मन्त्रवर्यस्य: of the excellent mantra
• मन्त्रवर्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रवर्य (प्रातिपदिक; मन्त्र+वर्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘मन्त्रः वर्यः’

• पञ्चाङ्गानि: the five parts/limbs
• पञ्चाङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; पञ्च+अङ्ग)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास

• प्रकल्पयेत्: one should arrange/prepare
• प्रकल्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+कॢप्/कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• ध्यायेत्: one should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनेक-अर्क-निभम्: resembling many suns
• अनेक-अर्क-निभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक + अर्क + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘अनेकानाम् अर्काणाम् निभः’ = like many suns

• आदि-वराहकम्: the primeval Varāhaka (Boar-form)
• आदि-वराहकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि + वराहक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘आदिः वराहकः’ (the primal boar-form)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Varaha

FAQs

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

It teaches a disciplined mantra-sādhana: first structuring the mantra into its five functional limbs, then fixing the mind in a luminous form of Viṣṇu (Ādi-Varāha), uniting ritual precision with contemplative devotion.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused dhyāna on Viṣṇu’s Varāha form after proper mantra-application; devotion becomes steady when supported by correct ritual/mental placement of the mantra’s parts.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical mantra-vidyā used in ritual practice—dividing a mantra and applying its pañcāṅga framework (often connected with nyāsa/viniyoga-style procedure), a hallmark of the Narada Purana’s Book 1.3 technical sections.