Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

षांतः सर्गी च चंडीशौ क्रमार्दिदुविसर्गिणै । षडर्णोऽयं महामंत्रो मंगलस्याखिलेष्टदः ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

ṣāṃtaḥ sargī ca caṃḍīśau kramārdiduvisargiṇai | ṣaḍarṇo'yaṃ mahāmaṃtro maṃgalasyākhileṣṭadaḥ || 73 ||

Translation

‘صاں’، ‘تَہ’، ‘سرگی’، ‘چ’ اور ‘چنڈیش’—ان حروف کو ترتیب سے رکھ کر، آخر میں وِسَرگ کے ساتھ—یہ شڈاکشری مہامنتَر بنتا ہے، جو ہر طرح کی منگلتہ دیتا اور ہر مراد پوری کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• षान्तः: peaceful/appeased
• षान्तः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्गी: creator/emanating
• सर्गी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चण्डी: Caṇḍī (the Goddess)
• चण्डी: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Dual)

• ईशौ: lords
• ईशौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• क्रम: by sequence/step
• क्रम: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• अर्दि: by pressing/affliction (ardī)
• अर्दि: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्दि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दु: bad/ill (prefix)
• दु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/निपात (prefix/particle)

• विसर्गिणै: by the emitter/expeller
• विसर्गिणै: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसर्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• षडर्णः: six-syllabled
• षडर्णः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षड् + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• महामन्त्रः: great mantra
• महामन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास

• मङ्गलस्य: of Maṅgala (Mars)
• मङ्गलस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अखिल: all/entire
• अखिल: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• इष्टदः: giver of desired (boons)
• इष्टदः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (इष्टं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a specific six-syllabled mahāmantra and states its fruit: auspiciousness (maṅgala) and the granting of all desired aims, emphasizing mantra as a direct spiritual instrument.

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

By highlighting a mahāmantra that bestows auspiciousness and desired attainments, it supports bhakti-practice through japa and disciplined recitation, where devotion is expressed via precise mantra-usage.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-formation principles tied to Vedanga disciplines—especially phonetics/recitation order (krama) and grammatical markers like the visarga (ḥ)—showing that correct sound-structure is treated as essential for ritual efficacy.