Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

तत्कर्णयोर्जपन्विद्यां यष्ट्या वा जपसिद्धया । संताड्यशीर्षं सहसा मृतमुत्थापयेदिति ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

tatkarṇayorjapanvidyāṃ yaṣṭyā vā japasiddhayā | saṃtāḍyaśīrṣaṃ sahasā mṛtamutthāpayediti || 150 ||

Translation

เขาควรบริกรรมมนตร์ที่หูของผู้นั้น หรือใช้ไม้เท้าที่สำเร็จผลด้วยการสวดภาวนา เคาะที่ศีรษะ เพื่อปลุกคนตายให้ฟื้นขึ้นมาในทันที

Word by Word

• तत्-कर्णयोः: in/at his two ears
• तत्-कर्णयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (of his/that person’s two ears)

• जपन्: muttering
• जपन्: Karta (कर्ता/Agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘while muttering’

• विद्याम्: the spell/knowledge-mantra
• विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यष्ट्या: with a staff
• यष्ट्या: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• जप-सिद्धया: with (one) perfected by mantra-recitation
• जप-सिद्धया: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्ध (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (by/with [a staff] perfected through japa)

• संताड्य: having struck
• संताड्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + ताड् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having struck’

• शीर्षम्: the head
• शीर्षम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्षन्/शीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• सहसा: suddenly/forcefully
• सहसा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• मृतम्: the dead (person)
• मृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त; मृ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (व्यक्तिवाचक), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त used substantively ‘the dead person’

• उत्थापयेत्: should raise up/revive
• उत्थापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) ‘should raise/revive’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (instructional discourse to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes the extraordinary potency attributed to mantra-vidyā when empowered by sustained japa leading to siddhi, portraying mantra as a force capable of reversing even the condition of death.

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

While the verse is technical and siddhi-oriented, it indirectly underscores the principle that focused, faithful repetition (japa)—often central to Vishnu-bhakti traditions—produces transformative power when performed with steadiness and spiritual authorization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-prayoga rooted in disciplined japa (a technical ritual practice aligned with Vedanga-style procedural knowledge), pointing to rules of recitation and efficacy rather than narrative theology.