Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

प्रागादिदिग्दले वासुदेवं संकर्षणं तथा । प्रद्युम्नमनिरुद्धं च शक्तीः कोणेष्वथार्चयेत् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

prāgādidigdale vāsudevaṃ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ tathā | pradyumnamaniruddhaṃ ca śaktīḥ koṇeṣvathārcayet || 44 ||

Translation

على بتلات الجهات ابتداءً من الشرق، تُعبد فاسوديفا (Vāsudeva) وكذلك سانكارشانا (Saṅkarṣaṇa) وبراديومنَ (Pradyumna) وأنيرودها (Aniruddha)؛ ثم تُعبد شاكتياتُهم (Śakti) في الزوايا الواقعة بين الجهات.

Word by Word

• prāk-ādi-dik-dale: in the petal of the eastern etc. directions
• prāk-ādi-dik-dale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāk (अव्यय) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + dik (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दिग्दलम्; प्रागादयः दिशः यस्मिन्)

• vāsudevam: Vāsudeva
• vāsudevam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्म

• saṃkarṣaṇam: Saṃkarṣaṇa
• saṃkarṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkarṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्म

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• pradyumnam: Pradyumna
• pradyumnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्म

• aniruddham: Aniruddha
• aniruddham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular; कर्म

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• śaktīḥ: the powers (Śaktis)
• śaktīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; कर्म

• koṇeṣu: in the corners
• koṇeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; अधिकरण

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, particle (अनन्तर/क्रमसूचक)

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), 3rd Person, Singular; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narada (teaching a ritual/technical procedure within the Purva Bhaga’s Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Sankarshana
• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion is strengthened by disciplined arcana: the Supreme is contemplated as the fourfold Vyuha, systematically placed in the directions, making the devotee’s inner and outer space a consecrated mandala.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as ordered worship—honoring Vāsudeva and His emanations with reverence and clarity of placement—so the mind stays steady on Vishnu’s forms rather than wandering during ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge of dik-vinyasa (directional placement) and koṇa (intermediate-corner) assignments in mandala worship—an applied procedure used in arcana/kalpa-style practice.