Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

बीजं जययुगं पश्चान्नृसिंहेत्यष्टवर्णवान् । ऋषिः प्रजापतिश्चास्यानुष्टुप्छन्द उदाहृतम् ॥ १४२ ॥

Transliteration

bījaṃ jayayugaṃ paścānnṛsiṃhetyaṣṭavarṇavān | ṛṣiḥ prajāpatiścāsyānuṣṭupchanda udāhṛtam || 142 ||

Translation

Bīja (âm chủng) của nó được nói là “jayayugam”; sau đó là công thức tám âm “nṛsiṁha”. Đối với thần chú này, Prajāpati được tuyên xưng là ṛṣi, và thể thơ được nêu là Anuṣṭubh.

Word by Word

• बीजम्: the seed-syllable
• बीजम्: Karma (कर्म)/Nirdharana (निर्धारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• जययुगम्: the ‘jaya’ pair (double jaya)
• जययुगम्: Karma (कर्म)/Nirdharana (निर्धारण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (a pair/sequence of ‘jaya’)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• नृसिंह: (the word) ‘Nṛsiṃha’
• नृसिंह: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रातिपदिक-रूप (vocative/base used in quotation)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• अष्टवर्णवान्: having eight syllables
• अष्टवर्णवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट + वर्ण + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (having eight syllables/letters)

• ऋषिः: the seer
• ऋषिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• अस्य: of this (mantra)
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनुष्टुप्: Anuṣṭubh
• अनुष्टुप्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुष्टुभ् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (metre-name; stem form in compound)

• छन्दः: metre
• छन्दः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उदाहृतम्: is declared
• उदाहृतम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + आ + हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘has been stated/declared’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on mantra-vidya/Vedanga-style classification)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Prajapati

FAQs

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

It gives the technical identifiers of a Narasiṁha-related mantra—its bīja, ṛṣi, and chandas—showing that effective japa and ritual use in the Purāṇic/Vedāṅga framework requires knowing a mantra’s formal structure, not only its devotional intent.

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

By centering the mantra on “Nṛsiṁha,” it supports Viṣṇu-bhakti through a specific divine name/form, while also indicating that devotion is strengthened when practiced with correct mantra-knowledge (bīja, metre, and seer).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (Vedic prosody) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: the verse explicitly names the Anuṣṭubh metre and the ṛṣi (Prajāpati), which are standard technical details used in mantra recitation and ritual procedure.