Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

नेत्रो ज्वाला मनो हुं फट्स्वाहांता मनवो गणाः । पुनः षडर्णैर्ह्री लक्ष्म्याः कृत्वांतः स्थैः षडंगकम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

netro jvālā mano huṃ phaṭsvāhāṃtā manavo gaṇāḥ | punaḥ ṣaḍarṇairhrī lakṣmyāḥ kṛtvāṃtaḥ sthaiḥ ṣaḍaṃgakam || 6 ||

Translation

«نِترا» و«جْفالا» و«مانو»، مع المانترا المختومة بـ “huṃ” و“phaṭ” و“svāhā”، هي جماعات المانترا. ثم مرةً أخرى، باستعمال «Hrīṃ» ذات المقاطع الستة (ṣaḍarṇa) للاكشمي، ينبغي أداء الطقس المُعين ذي الأعضاء الستة (ṣaḍaṅga)، مع تثبيته باطنًا في داخل النفس.

Word by Word

• netraḥ: (the) eye
• netraḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana (netro = netraḥ by sandhi)

• jvālā: flame
• jvālā: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā, Ekavacana (mano = manaḥ by sandhi)

• huṃ: huṃ (seed syllable)
• huṃ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/mantric element)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: huṃ (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: Avyaya; bīja-mantra syllable (बीजाक्षर)

• phaṭ-svāhā-antāḥ: ending with ‘phaṭ’ and ‘svāhā’
• phaṭ-svāhā-antāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phaṭ (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर) + svāhā (अव्यय/मन्त्रपद) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; बहुव्रीहि: ‘those whose ending is “phaṭ svāhā”’

• manavaḥ: Manus
• manavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• gaṇāḥ: groups/hosts
• gaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb ‘again/further’

• ṣaḍ-arṇaiḥ: with six syllables
• ṣaḍ-arṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Bahuvacana; द्विगु: ‘six-syllables/letters’; ‘by/with six syllables’

• hrīḥ: hrī (seed syllable)
• hrīḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hrī (प्रातिपदिक/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; bīja-syllable used as name

• lakṣmyāḥ: of Lakṣmī
• lakṣmyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Ekavacana

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया/gerundial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta; absolutive/gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय) avyaya; ‘having done/made’

• antaḥ-sthaiḥ: by those placed within
• antaḥ-sthaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antaḥ (अव्यय) + stha (प्रातिपदिक from √sthā)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; अव्ययीभाव: ‘standing within/innerly placed’; instrumental ‘by those placed within’

• ṣaḍ-aṅgakam: the sixfold set (six limbs)
• ṣaḍ-aṅgakam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana; द्विगु: ‘six-limbed (set)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical Vedanga/ritual-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra is not merely recited outwardly: it is to be organized into specific groups and then internalized through ṣaḍaṅga (sixfold) nyāsa, making the practitioner’s body-mind a consecrated seat of Lakṣmī’s power (Hrīṃ).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā: reverence for Lakṣmī is enacted by careful mantra-application and inward fixation (antaḥ-sthāpanā), aligning devotion with purity, protection, and focused remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure—mantra classification (gaṇa), use of bīja syllables (huṃ/phaṭ/svāhā), and ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa as a structured, repeatable method of consecration and protection used in applied Vedic/Tantric practice.