Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

जुहुयादयुतं विल्वैर्महाधनपतिर्भवेत् । नारायणस्य मन्त्रोऽयं सर्वमंत्रोत्तमोत्तमः ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

juhuyādayutaṃ vilvairmahādhanapatirbhavet | nārāyaṇasya mantro'yaṃ sarvamaṃtrottamottamaḥ || 69 ||

Translation

Nếu dâng cúng hỏa tế (homa) mười nghìn lần bằng lá bilva, người ấy sẽ trở thành bậc đại phú chủ. Đây là thần chú của Nārāyaṇa, tối thượng trong mọi thần chú—tuyệt diệu bậc nhất.

Word by Word

• जुहुयात्: should offer (oblation)
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √हु ‘to offer (in fire)’

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (times)
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘ten thousand’ (count)

• विल्वैः: with bilva (leaves/wood)
• विल्वैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन

• महाधनपतिः: a great wealthy person
• महाधनपतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-धनपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: महांश्चासौ धनपतिः = ‘a very wealthy lord’

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; √भू ‘to become’

• नारायणस्य: of Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

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

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः: the best of the best of all mantras
• सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-मन्त्र-उत्तम-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: सर्वेषां मन्त्राणाम् उत्तमः (अतिशयेन उत्तमः) = ‘the best of the best among all mantras’; मन्त्रस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narayana

FAQs

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

It elevates Nārāyaṇa’s mantra as the supreme mantra and links disciplined homa (with a specific count and offering) to tangible prosperity, portraying wealth as a fruit of devotion-supported ritual order.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as mantra-centered worship of Nārāyaṇa, where reverence for the deity’s name/mantra is primary and ritual action (homa with bilva) becomes a devoted offering rather than mere technique.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual precision—homa procedure and quantified oblation count (ayuta = 10,000)—reflects kalpa-style discipline and mantra-priority, characteristic of technical/vidhi-oriented Narada Purana passages.