Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20

Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna

Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata

Devanagari script

षट्कोणेषु षडंगानि ततो दिक्षु विविक्षु च । चौरमदविभञ्जनं मारीमदविभंजनम् ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṭkoṇeṣu ṣaḍaṃgāni tato dikṣu vivikṣu ca | cauramadavibhañjanaṃ mārīmadavibhaṃjanam || 20 ||

Translation

في المثلثات الستّ (ضمن السداسيّ النجميّ) تُوضَع الأعضاءُ الستّة المُعينة (ṣaḍaṅga)؛ ثم في الجهات والجهات البينيّة تُنقَش الصيغُ التي تُحطّم كبرياء اللصوص، والتي تُحطّم كبرياء «ماري» (الوباء/المرض).

Word by Word

• ṣaṭ-koṇeṣu: in the six corners
• ṣaṭ-koṇeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + koṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); द्विगु-समासः—‘षट् कोणाः’ (six corners)

• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: the six limbs/parts
• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural); द्विगु-समासः—‘षड् अङ्गानि’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘then/from there’)

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vivikṣu: in the selected/distinct (places)
• vivikṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vivikṣu (कृदन्त, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); इच्छार्थक-प्रत्यय (desiderative adjective) from √vic/√vij?; अर्थः ‘विविक्तेषु/विशिष्टेषु’ (textually uncertain)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• caura-mada-vibhañjanam: destroyer of a thief’s arrogance
• caura-mada-vibhañjanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caura (प्रातिपदिक) + mada (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhañjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘चौरस्य मदस्य विभञ्जनम्’

• mārī-mada-vibhaṃjanam: destroyer of Māri’s arrogance
• mārī-mada-vibhaṃjanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārī (प्रातिपदिक) + mada (प्रातिपदिक) + vibhaṃjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘मारीस्य मदस्य विभञ्जनम्’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Vedanga/technical rites context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a protective (rakṣā) application of yantra–mantra: sacred geometry (six-angled form) combined with directional placement to restrain harmful forces like theft and epidemic affliction.

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

While technical in nature, it assumes sacred order governed by divine power; such protections are traditionally performed with mantra-japa and reverence, aligning practical security with faith in dharmic, divinely sanctioned means.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual-technology: directional (dik) layout and diagrammatic construction used in prayoga (procedural rites), a technical discipline associated with auxiliary Vedic sciences and mantra application.