Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

एवं संसाधितो मंत्रः प्रयोगार्हः प्रजायते । कार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्याथ पूजायंत्रमिहोच्यते ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃsādhito maṃtraḥ prayogārhaḥ prajāyate | kārtavīryārjunasyātha pūjāyaṃtramihocyate || 24 ||

Translation

Như vậy, khi thần chú được thành tựu đúng pháp nhờ tu tập nghiêm mật, thì trở nên thích hợp để ứng dụng trong nghi lễ. Nay nơi đây sẽ nói về đồ hình thờ phụng (pūjā-yantra) của Kārtavīryārjuna.

Word by Word

• evaṃ: thus
• evaṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evaṃ (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; adverb (प्रकारवाचक)

• saṃsādhitaḥ: properly accomplished
• saṃsādhitaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-sādhita (कृदन्त, past participle from √sādh)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कृदन्त (क्त) ‘accomplished/perfected’

• mantraḥ: mantra
• mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• prayoga-arhaḥ: fit for application/use
• prayoga-arhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayoga (प्रातिपदिक) + arha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘prayogāya arhaḥ’

• prajāyate: is produced/comes into being
• prajāyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jan (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Pada: Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Purusha: 3rd (प्रथमपुरुष), Vachana: Singular (एकवचन)

• kārtavīryārjunasya: of Kārtavīrya Arjuna
• kārtavīryārjunasya: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtavīrya-arjuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय proper name

• atha: then; now
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; particle (अनन्तरार्थक/आरम्भसूचक)

• pūjā-yantram: worship-diagram (ritual yantra)
• pūjā-yantram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + yantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1) or Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘pūjāyāḥ yantram’

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable; adverb (देशवाचक)

• ucyate: is said/declared
• ucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: Lakāra: Laṭ (लट्, Present), Karmaṇi-prayoga (कर्मणि/Passive), Purusha: 3rd (प्रथमपुरुष), Vachana: Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kartaviryarjuna

FAQs

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

It teaches that a mantra becomes spiritually and ritually effective only after proper saṃsādhana (disciplined accomplishment); only then is it eligible for prayoga, after which the text proceeds to concrete worship aids like a yantra.

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

It frames devotion as regulated upāsanā: sincere practice culminates in a “ready” mantra, and worship then becomes structured through prescribed forms (like a pūjā-yantra), aligning inner bhakti with outer ritual order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge: the distinction between mantra-saṃsādhana (perfection) and mantra-prayoga (application), and the use of yantra as a precise aid in pūjā—typical of Vedāṅga-aligned procedural instruction.