Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

कलकामा पंचमी स्यात्ततो विकरणाय च । नमः संयमनी षष्ठी कथिता तदनन्तरम् ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

kalakāmā paṃcamī syāttato vikaraṇāya ca | namaḥ saṃyamanī ṣaṣṭhī kathitā tadanantaram || 77 ||

Translation

پانچویں کو “کلکاما” کہا گیا ہے؛ اس کے بعد “وِکَرَṇāی” آتی ہے۔ پھر چھٹی “نَمَہْ سَںیَمَنی” کے نام سے بیان ہوئی ہے۔

Word by Word

• कल-कामा: Kalakāmā (name of a kalā)
• कल-कामा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल (प्रातिपदिक) + कामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कलः/कलाभिः सम्बद्धा कामा)

• पञ्चमी: the fifth (one)
• पञ्चमी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पञ्चम-क्रमवाचिका

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोगः (adverb) ‘thereafter/from that’

• विकरणाय: to Vikaraṇa
• विकरणाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojaka (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; नमस्कारार्थक-निपात

• संयमनी: Saṃyamanī (name)
• संयमनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयमनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नामरूपेण)

• षष्ठी: the sixth (one)
• षष्ठी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठ-क्रमवाचिका

• कथिता: is said
• कथिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘is said/declared’

• तद्-अनन्तरम्: immediately after that
• तद्-अनन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It preserves a technical dharma-tradition: specific tithis/observances are identified by precise names, emphasizing disciplined ritual order (saṃyama) and correct performance as a support for purification.

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

Though primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti by organizing vowed observances (vratas) that are commonly performed with mantra and reverence, helping steady the mind and direct worship toward the divine through regulated practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented ritual classification tied to the lunar calendar (tithi-based vrata nomenclature), reflecting applied Vedic time-keeping and the procedural listing style used in dharma and ritual manuals.