Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

महासुदर्शनमनुः कथ्यते सिद्धिदायकः । सुदर्शनमहाशब्दाच्चक्रराजेश्वरेति च ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

mahāsudarśanamanuḥ kathyate siddhidāyakaḥ | sudarśanamahāśabdāccakrarājeśvareti ca || 47 ||

Translation

‘مہا سُدرشن’ نامی یہ منتر سِدھی عطا کرنے والا کہا گیا ہے۔ ‘سُدرشن’ کے عظیم مقدس لفظ سے اسے ‘چکر راجیشور’ یعنی چکروں کے راجا کے رب کے نام سے بھی پکارا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• महा-सुदर्शन-मनुः: the Mahā-sudarśana mantra
• महा-सुदर्शन-मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: महत् सुदर्शनः (great Sudarśana) + manuḥ (mantra-formula)

• कथ्यते: is said
• कथ्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कथ् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); 'is said/declared'

• सिद्धि-दायकः: bestowing accomplishment
• सिद्धि-दायकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: सिद्धिं ददाति इति (giver of success)

• सुदर्शन-महा-शब्दात्: from the great word “Sudarśana”
• सुदर्शन-महा-शब्दात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: सुदर्शनस्य महाशब्दः (the great sound/word 'Sudarśana')

• चक्र-राज-ईश्वर-इति: as (the name) “Cakrarājeśvara”
• चक्र-राज-ईश्वर-इति: Vacana/Quote marker (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + राज (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotation particle (इति) with a compound name; functions as mantra/name-form: “cakrarājeśvara” + इति

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana
• Sudarshana Chakra
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It identifies the “Mahā-sudarśana” mantra as siddhi-dāyaka—capable of granting spiritual attainments—by invoking Sudarśana (Vishnu’s divine discus principle) as a protective and empowering deity-force.

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

By honoring Sudarśana as “Cakra-rājeśvara,” the verse frames mantra practice as devotion to Vishnu’s divine power—where reverent recitation and remembrance become a bhakti-based means to protection and inner accomplishment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidyā is emphasized: precise sacred nomenclature (manu/mantra), correct understanding of deity-epithets, and the idea that a mantra’s name and seed-word (śabda) carry functional ritual power.