Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे कृष्णादिमन्त्रभेदनिरूपणं नामैकाशीतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde kṛṣṇādimantrabhedanirūpaṇaṃ nāmaikāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 81 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ บทที่แปดสิบเอ็ดชื่อว่า “การจำแนกมนตร์แห่งพระกฤษณะและมนตร์ที่เกี่ยวเนื่อง” ในปูรวภาคแห่งศรีพฤหันนารทียปุราณะ ภายในมหาอุปาขยานะ ในปาทะที่สาม ได้สิ้นสุดลงแล้ว ॥ ๘๑ ॥

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), quotation/closure particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + bṛhat + nāradīya + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; compound: honorific+descriptor of Purāṇa

• pūrva-bhāge: in the former part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great sub-narrative
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tṛtīya-pāde: in the third section (pāda)
• tṛtīya-pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīya + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• kṛṣṇa-ādi-mantra-bheda-nirūpaṇam: the exposition of the varieties of mantras beginning with ‘Kṛṣṇa’
• kṛṣṇa-ādi-mantra-bheda-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject-title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa + ādi + mantra + bheda + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; title-noun

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/naming marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya usage (नाम-प्रयोग) indicating ‘called/named’

• ekāśītitamaḥ: eighty-first
• ekāśītitamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekāśīti + tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal adjective ‘81st’

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Narrator/Compiler (colophon line concluding the chapter; not a dialogue utterance)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

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

This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching unit: it marks the completion of a structured exposition on Kṛṣṇa-related mantra classifications, emphasizing that mantra-knowledge is preserved and transmitted within an ordered Purāṇic framework.

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

Indirectly: by naming the chapter as an analysis of Kṛṣṇa-associated mantras, it situates bhakti-practice (such as japa and mantra-upāsanā) within the Narada Purana’s technical and devotional curriculum, where devotion is supported by correct mantra understanding.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-bheda (classification and technical differentiation of mantras) is highlighted—an applied, śāstric approach aligned with the Third Pāda’s technical orientation, relevant to correct japa/prayoga and disciplined ritual usage.