Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

प्रणवो भुवनेशानीस्वबीजांते नवार्णकः । हस्तीति च पिशाचीति लिखेञ्चैवाग्रिंसुंदरी ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

praṇavo bhuvaneśānīsvabījāṃte navārṇakaḥ | hastīti ca piśācīti likheñcaivāgriṃsuṃdarī || 61 ||

Translation

九音真言以圣音“唵”（Praṇava）为首，并以布婆内舍阿尼（Bhuvaneśānī）之种子音（bīja）为终；当与“hastī”“piśācī”之词同书，亦并书“Agriṃ-sundarī”。

Word by Word

• प्रणवः: praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रणव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘praṇava (oṃ)’

• भुवनेशानी-स्व-बीज-अन्ते: at the end of Bhuvaneśānī’s seed-mantra
• भुवनेशानी-स्व-बीज-अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भुवनेशानी-स्व-बीज-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक); components: भुवनेशानी (प्रातिपदिक) + स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषसमास, सप्तमी एकवचन रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत्; ‘at the end of the seed (mantra) of Bhuvaneśānī’

• नव-अर्णकः: the nine-syllabled (mantra)
• नव-अर्णकः: Viśeṣya (विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव-अर्णक (प्रातिपदिक); components: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्णक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगुसमास—‘nine-syllabled (mantra)’

• हस्ती: ‘hastī’ (elephant)
• हस्ती: Karma (कर्म/quoted item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘elephant’ (as a mantra-word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिबोधक अव्यय (Quotative particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• पिशाची: ‘piśācī’
• पिशाची: Karma (कर्म/quoted item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिशाची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘piśācī (female goblin)’ (as a mantra-word)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण अव्यय (Quotative)

• लिखेत्: should write
• लिखेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should write’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (Conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण अव्यय (Emphasis)

• अग्नि-सुन्दरी: ‘Agnisundarī’
• अग्नि-सुन्दरी: Karma (कर्म/quoted item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक); components: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘Agni-sundarī’ (name/epithet)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/mantra-vidhana section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Praṇava (Oṁ)
• Bhuvaneśānī (Bhuvaneśvarī)

FAQs

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

It gives a precise, technical rule for constructing and inscribing a specific nine-syllabled (navārṇaka) mantra—showing that correct formation (praṇava + deity-bīja) is treated as spiritually consequential in mantra-śāstra sections of the Narada Purana.

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

While primarily technical, it supports devotional practice by prescribing a focused mantra-form connected to a Devī-form (Bhuvaneśānī); disciplined japa/likhita (written) mantra practice is presented as a concrete method of devotion and inner steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-vidhi (ritual procedure) and phonetic/structural precision in mantra construction (praṇava, bīja, syllable-count)—a technical discipline aligned with Śikṣā (sound/recitation) and broader ritual science discussed in Book 1.3.