Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

महागणपतिं देवं प्रत्यक्षमिह पश्यति । वाणिबीजेन संयुक्तं षण्मासं योजयेन्नरः ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

mahāgaṇapatiṃ devaṃ pratyakṣamiha paśyati | vāṇibījena saṃyuktaṃ ṣaṇmāsaṃ yojayennaraḥ || 62 ||

Translation

ในชาตินี้เอง เขาย่อมได้เห็นพระมหาคณปติเทพโดยประจักษ์ ควรปฏิบัติภาวนาต่อเนื่องหกเดือน โดยประกอบด้วยพีชมนตร์แห่งวาณี (สรัสวตี)

Word by Word

• महागणपतिम्: Mahāgaṇapati
• महागणपतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागणपति (प्रातिपदिक) = महा + गणपति (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् गणपतिः)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly visible
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (देवम्/महागणपतिम्)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• वाणिबीजेन: with the seed-syllable of speech (vāṇī-bīja)
• वाणिबीजेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणिबीज (प्रातिपदिक) = वाणी + बीज (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाण्याः बीजम्)

• संयुक्तम्: joined/combined
• संयुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु) → संयुक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (षण्मासम्)

• षण्मासम्: six months (duration)
• षण्मासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास (प्रातिपदिक) = षण् + मास (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (षण् मासाः यस्य/षण्मासः)

• योजयेत्: should apply/perform
• योजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु) [णिच्] → योजय (प्रयोग)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; (आदेशः/विधानम्)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/vidyā-mantra context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mahāgaṇapati
• Vāṇī (Sarasvatī)

FAQs

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

It presents a siddhi-lakṣaṇa (sign of attainment): sustained mantra-prayoga can culminate in pratyakṣa-darśana—direct experiential vision—of Mahāgaṇapati, emphasizing verifiable spiritual fruition within embodied life.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined devotion through mantra and time-bound practice; the promised “seeing directly” frames devotion not as mere belief but as steady upāsanā leading to intimacy with the chosen deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied ritual/mantric procedure) and the technical use of a bīja (seed syllable) associated with Vāṇī, implying careful attention to correct recitation and disciplined duration—features aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and kalpa (ritual procedure).