Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

समर्थात्मानमुद्वास्य स्वीयहृत्सरसीरुहे । विन्यस्य तन्मयो भूत्वा पुनरात्मानमर्चयेत् ॥ १०५ ॥

Transliteration

samarthātmānamudvāsya svīyahṛtsarasīruhe | vinyasya tanmayo bhūtvā punarātmānamarcayet || 105 ||

Translation

وبعد أن يودّع باحترام «الذاتَ الساكنة» المُمَكَّنة التي استُحضرت للعبادة، ويضعها من جديد على لوتسِ بحيرة قلبه، مُتَحَوِّلًا إلى كينونةٍ واحدةٍ معها، فليعبد مرةً أخرى الذاتَ الكامنة في الداخل.

Word by Word

• समर्थात्मानम्: the capable Self (the deity as inner self)
• समर्थात्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर्थ + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: समर्थः आत्मा यस्य/समर्थ आत्मा; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• उद्वास्य: having dismissed (ritually)
• उद्वास्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): उद्वास्य = having dismissed/caused to depart (ritually)

• स्वीय: one's own
• स्वीय: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण (adjectival member in compound) (समासाङ्ग)

• हृत्: of the heart
• हृत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive/6th) (समासाङ्ग)

• सरसीरुहे: in the lotus of the heart-lake
• सरसीरुहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् + ईरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: सरसि ईरुहः (lotus growing in a lake); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): having placed/installed

• तन्मयः: becoming one with that (deity)
• तन्मयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: तस्य मयः = consisting of/identified with that; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): having become

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आत्मानम्: the Self (as worshipped form)
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on inner worship/ritual procedure)

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 the completion of worship without abandoning inner devotion: after formally concluding the invoked presence, the practitioner re-centers the divine in the heart-lotus and remains absorbed in That, showing that true worship culminates in inward realization.

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

Bhakti here is internalized: the devotee installs the Lord in the heart, becomes one with that remembrance (tanmaya), and continues worship as constant inner adoration rather than only an external rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical procedure used in mantra practice—concluding invocation (udvāsa/udvāsana) and mental installation (vinyāsa/nyāsa) into the heart-lotus—showing disciplined method alongside contemplative absorption.