Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

श्वेतपालशकाष्ठेन रचिते रम्यपादके । अलक्तरंजिते लक्षं मन्त्रयेन्मनुनामुना ॥ १०३ ॥

Transliteration

śvetapālaśakāṣṭhena racite ramyapādake | alaktaraṃjite lakṣaṃ mantrayenmanunāmunā || 103 ||

Translation

Trên chiếc bệ kê chân xinh đẹp làm bằng gỗ śvetapālaśa và nhuộm đỏ bằng nhựa sơn (lac), hành giả nên trì tụng để gia trì thần chú theo thánh thức (manu) ấy đủ một trăm nghìn lần.

Word by Word

• śvetapālaśakāṣṭhena: with white palāśa wood
• śvetapālaśakāṣṭhena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śveta+pālaśa+kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śveta-pālaśa-kāṣṭha = white palāśa-wood)

• racite: in/when (it is) made
• racite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: racita (कृदन्त; √rac रच् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• ramya-pādake: on a lovely footstool/footwear
• ramya-pādake: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ramya+pādaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (ramyaḥ pādakaḥ = a lovely footstool/footwear)

• alakta-raṃjite: (when) dyed with lac
• alakta-raṃjite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: alakta+raṃjita (कृदन्त; √rañj रञ्ज् धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (alaktena raṃjitam = dyed with lac)

• lakṣam: one lakh (100,000 times)
• lakṣam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• mantrayet: should recite/chant
• mantrayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √mantr (मन्त्र् धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhiliṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• manunā: with (the) Manu (mantra)
• manunā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• amunā: with this/that (one)
• amunā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम); Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual section, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined mantra-sādhana: purity of setup (proper seat/footstool and ritual materials) and completion of a full lakṣa-japa to stabilize the mantra and make the practice spiritually effective.

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

Although technical, it supports bhakti-upāsanā by prescribing steady, repeated remembrance through mantra-japa; the external ritual order is meant to aid inner single-pointed devotion and continuity of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual detail: correct materials (wood type, lac coloring), proper seating arrangement, and a prescribed japa-saṅkhyā (100,000) as a practical rule for mantra practice.