Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

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

Devanagari script

किंत्वत्र यन्न साध्यं स्यात्र्रिषु लोकेषु साधकैः । अष्टविंशरसार्णाभ्यां तन्न पश्येदपि क्वचित् ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

kiṃtvatra yanna sādhyaṃ syātrriṣu lokeṣu sādhakaiḥ | aṣṭaviṃśarasārṇābhyāṃ tanna paśyedapi kvacit || 92 ||

Translation

然而在此，三界中成就的修行者，有什么目标是不能达成的呢？诚然，凭借这二十八种称为“味（rasa）”与“字母（arṇa）”的咒法要素，处处皆无不可得之事。

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; interrogative pronoun

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/conjunction (निपात)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd—प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• साध्यम्: achievable/possible
• साध्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st—प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th—सप्तमी), Plural; numeral adjective

• लोकेषु: worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th—सप्तमी), Plural

• साधकैः: by practitioners/accomplishers
• साधकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Plural

• अष्टविंशति-रस-अर्णाभ्याम्: by (the two) ‘twenty-eight’ and ‘six’ syllables/letters
• अष्टविंशति-रस-अर्णाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टविंशति + रस + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd—तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन); compound used as instrument; (interpreted as ‘by the two sets: 28 and 6 syllables/letters’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd—द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• पश्येत्: would see/find
• पश्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (काल/देशवाचक अव्यय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada) — technical instruction in Book 1.3 context

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 asserts the extraordinary efficacy of properly applied mantra-vidya: for a disciplined sādhaka, nothing remains “impossible” across the three worlds when the technical constituents are correctly understood and practiced.

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

While framed in technical terms, it supports bhakti-based upāsanā by emphasizing that sincere, methodical practice empowers the devotee to overcome obstacles; mantra becomes a tool that strengthens focused remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A mantra-technical principle: results depend on precise use of sound-units—letters/syllables (arṇa) and coded constituents (rasa)—reflecting the Vedanga-aligned stress on correct phonetics and formulation in ritual and recitation.