Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

सर्वाङ्गुलीषु विन्यस्यावशिष्टं तलयोर्न्यसेत् । शिरोललाटे भ्रूमध्ये नेत्रयोः कर्णयोस्तथा ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

sarvāṅgulīṣu vinyasyāvaśiṣṭaṃ talayornyaset | śirolalāṭe bhrūmadhye netrayoḥ karṇayostathā || 21 ||

Translation

بعد أن يُوضَعُ (المانترا/القوة) على جميع الأصابع، يُوضَعُ ما تبقّى على راحتي اليدين؛ وكذلك على الرأس والجبهة، وفي موضع ما بين الحاجبين، وعلى العينين، وعلى الأذنين أيضًا.

Word by Word

• सर्व-अङ्गुलीषु: on all the fingers
• सर्व-अङ्गुलीषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गुली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाः अङ्गुल्यः)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; धातुः: न्यस् (to place) उपसर्गः वि-; अर्थः 'having placed'

• अवशिष्टम्: the remaining (portion)
• अवशिष्टम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √शिष् क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• तलयोः: of the two palms/soles
• तलयोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु: न्यस्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• शिरः-ललाटे: on the head and forehead
• शिरः-ललाटे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (शिरसि च ललाटे च)

• भ्रू-मध्ये: in the middle of the eyebrows
• भ्रू-मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भ्रुवोः मध्ये)

• नेत्रयोः: of the two eyes (i.e., on the eyes)
• नेत्रयोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• कर्णयोः: of the two ears (i.e., on the ears)
• कर्णयोः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम (Relation/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक (adverb: 'likewise/also')

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of nyāsa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches nyāsa—ritually “installing” mantra-śakti in the body—so the practitioner becomes a fit vessel for japa and worship, turning the senses and mind toward sacred awareness.

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

By sanctifying hands, head, and sense-organs through nyāsa, the devotee prepares the body and perception for focused upāsanā; this supports steady remembrance and reverent service central to bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Practical ritual-technology: a step-by-step nyāsa/vinyāsa sequence (karanyāsa/anga-nyāsa style) specifying precise bodily loci—fingers, palms, head, brow-center, eyes, and ears.