Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

एवं कुमुदिनीनाथमंत्रं यो जपति ध्रुवम् । धनं धान्यं सुतान्पौत्रान्सौभाग्यं लभतेऽचिरात् ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ kumudinīnāthamaṃtraṃ yo japati dhruvam | dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ sutānpautrānsaubhāgyaṃ labhate'cirāt || 71 ||

Translation

Kaya ang sinumang matatag na bumibigkas ng mantrang Kumudinīnātha ay di magtatagal at magkakamit ng yaman, bigas at ani, mga anak na lalaki at mga apo, at mabuting kapalaran.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• कुमुदिनीनाथमन्त्रम्: the Kumudinīnātha-mantra
• कुमुदिनीनाथमन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमुदिनी-नाथ-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(the) mantra of the lord of kumudinīs (moon)’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• जपति: recites
• जपति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: surely
• ध्रुवम्: Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक/प्रबलार्थक)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पौत्रान्: grandsons
• पौत्रान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: ‘soon’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kumudinīnātha

FAQs

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

It functions as a phala-śruti, affirming that disciplined mantra-japa brings tangible auspicious results, reinforcing faith in regulated practice (abhyāsa) as a dharmic means to well-being.

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

By emphasizing steady repetition of a named mantra, it highlights devotion expressed through consistent remembrance (smaraṇa) and recitation (japa), where sincerity and continuity are central.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It foregrounds ritual discipline—regular japa and phala-śruti logic—aligned with practical applications of mantra-vidhi (procedure of recitation) commonly treated within technical sections of the Purāṇas.