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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

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

रमाबीजादिकोऽनुष्टुप् त्रयस्त्रिंशार्णवान्मनुः । प्रजापतिर्मुनिश्च्छन्दोऽनुष्टुप् लक्ष्मीनृकेसरी ॥ ११० ॥

ramābījādiko'nuṣṭup trayastriṃśārṇavānmanuḥ | prajāpatirmuniścchando'nuṣṭup lakṣmīnṛkesarī || 110 ||

以罗摩(拉克希米,Ramā/Lakṣmī)的种子音节起首,其韵律为阿努什图布(Anuṣṭubh)。此真言由三十三个音节单位组成;其圣见者(ṛṣi)为生主(Prajāpati);其诗律(chandas)为阿努什图布;主宰本尊为拉克希米–尼利克萨丽(Lakṣmī–Nṛkesarī,即拉克希米与那罗辛哈同在)。

रमाबीजादिकःbeginning with the seed-syllable ‘ramā’
रमाबीजादिकः:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरमाबीज-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अनुष्टुप्’ इत्यस्य
अनुष्टुप्Anuṣṭubh (metre)
अनुष्टुप्:
Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुष्टुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (छन्दोनाम), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; छन्दः-नाम
त्रयस्त्रिंशार्णवान्having thirty-three syllables/letters
त्रयस्त्रिंशार्णवान्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रयस्-त्रिंशत्-अर्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य त्रयस्त्रिंशदर्णवाः (अक्षर/अर्णवाः) सः’
मनुःthe mantra (manu)
मनुः:
Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootमन् (धातु) → मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; मन्त्र-नाम (mantra-formula)
प्रजापतिःPrajāpati
प्रजापतिः:
Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा-पति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवता-निर्देशः
मुनिःthe sage (ṛṣi)
मुनिः:
Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ऋषि-निर्देशः
छन्दःthe metre
छन्दः:
Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootछन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘metre’
अनुष्टुप्Anuṣṭubh
अनुष्टुप्:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअनुष्टुप् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; छन्दः-नाम
लक्ष्मीनृकेसरीLakṣmī-Nṛkeśarī
लक्ष्मीनृकेसरी:
Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootलक्ष्मी-नृ-केसरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवता/मन्त्र-नाम (Lakṣmī-Nṛkeśarī)

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; technical enumeration of mantra-lakshana)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

L
Lakshmi (Rama)
P
Prajapati
L
Lakshmi-Nrisimha (Nṛkesarī)

FAQs

It gives the formal mantra-lakṣaṇa (ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, and syllable-count), establishing the correct Vedic-technical identity of the Lakṣmī–Narasimha mantra so it may be applied safely and effectively in worship.

By naming Lakṣmī–Nṛkesarī as the presiding deity, it focuses devotion on Viṣṇu’s protective Narasiṃha form united with Lakṣmī—linking mantra-recitation to reverent, deity-centered bhakti practice.

Chandas (metre) is explicitly taught: the mantra is in Anuṣṭubh; additionally, the standard mantra schema—ṛṣi (Prajāpati), chandas, devatā, and syllable-count (33)—is provided for correct ritual application.