Shloka 35

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Devanagari script

किं कार्यं बहुभिर्मंत्रैर्मनोविभवकारकैः । नमोनारायणायेति मन्त्रः सर्वार्थसाधकः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

kiṃ kāryaṃ bahubhirmaṃtrairmanovibhavakārakaiḥ | namonārāyaṇāyeti mantraḥ sarvārthasādhakaḥ || 35 ||

Translation

Ano pa ang kailangan sa maraming mantra na nagpapakitang-gilas lamang ng talino ng isip? Ang mantra na “Namo Nārāyaṇāya” ay siya na mismong tumutupad sa lahat ng layon.

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम)

• कार्यम्: to be done; purpose
• कार्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातोः क्तव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त अर्थे)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘to be done’/duty (कर्तव्य)

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; adjective used substantively ‘by many’

• मन्त्रैः: by mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• मनः-विभव-कारकैः: by those that produce mental efficacy
• मनः-विभव-कारकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + विभव (प्रातिपदिक) + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मनसः विभवस्य कारकाः’ (makers of mental power/efficacy)

• नमः: salutation; homage
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; indeclinable interjection/particle of salutation (नमस्कारार्थक)

• नारायणाय: to Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

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

• मन्त्रः: the mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्व-अर्थ-साधकः: accomplishing all purposes
• सर्व-अर्थ-साधकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वेषाम् अर्थानां साधकः’ (accomplisher of all aims)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on the supremacy of Vishnu-mantra in Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It declares the primacy of single-pointed devotion: the Vishnu-mantra “Namo Nārāyaṇāya” is presented as sufficient for accomplishing all legitimate human aims, without chasing numerous techniques.

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

Bhakti is shown as simplicity and surrender—salutation to Nārāyaṇa through japa—rather than an exhibition of intellectual or ritual complexity; the heart’s orientation matters more than multiplying mantras.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implies a Vyākaraṇa-style clarity of mantra-use: choose an authoritative, well-formed mantra and practice steady japa; the verse discourages excessive, showy mantra-accumulation rather than teaching a technical Vedāṅga procedure.