Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

पुनः पुनरपः सिंचेत्सर्पदष्टोऽपि जीवति । गारुडेन च संयोज्य पंचार्णेन जपेत्तदा ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

punaḥ punarapaḥ siṃcetsarpadaṣṭo'pi jīvati | gāruḍena ca saṃyojya paṃcārṇena japettadā || 58 ||

Translation

จงพรมน้ำซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า แม้ผู้ถูกงูกัดก็อาจรอดชีวิตได้ แล้วจึงผนวกกับมนต์คุ้มครองแห่งครุฑ และในกาลนั้นให้สวดมนต์ห้าพยางค์

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त्या आवृत्तिः (repetition)

• अपः: water
• अपः: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (आपः), द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘जलानि’

• सिंचेत्: should sprinkle
• सिंचेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्पदष्टः: one bitten by a snake
• सर्पदष्टः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प+दष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; दंश्/दश् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सर्पेण दष्टः’ (bitten by a snake)

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• जीवति: lives/survives
• जीवति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गारुडेन: with the Garuḍa(-mantra)
• गारुडेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (मन्त्रविशेषे), तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘गारुडमन्त्रेण’

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• संयोज्य: having combined
• संयोज्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund); ‘having joined/combined’

• पंचार्णेन: with the five-syllabled (mantra)
• पंचार्णेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च+अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘पञ्च अर्णानि यस्य’ = five-syllabled (mantra)

• जपेत्: should chant
• जपेत्: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Kāla-adhikaraṇa/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa

FAQs

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

It presents mantra as a dharmic means of protection: ritual action (sprinkling water) is strengthened by sacred sound (Garuḍa-mantra and the five-syllabled mantra), showing the Purana’s emphasis on mantra-śakti applied for preserving life.

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

By recommending japa of a revered mantra alongside Garuḍa’s protection, it frames devotion as practical refuge—remembering and invoking the divine through repeated recitation at moments of danger.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-prayoga (ritual deployment of mantras) and disciplined japa as a technical procedure—typical of the Vedanga/auxiliary-knowledge orientation of Book 1.3.