Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 134

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

पादांघ्रिनखलोमाख्यभूनागद्रुमलक्षिताम् । ग्रहराश्यर्क्षयोगादिमूर्तावयवसंज्ञिकाम् ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

pādāṃghrinakhalomākhyabhūnāgadrumalakṣitām | graharāśyarkṣayogādimūrtāvayavasaṃjñikām || 134 ||

Translation

وصفَ تلك الهيئة الكونية التي تُشار فيها الأقدامُ والكعوبُ والأظفارُ وشعيراتُ الجسد إلى الأرض والجبال والأشجار، وتُسمّى أعضاؤها بأسماءٍ اصطلاحية كالكواكب والبروج والمنازل القمرية (نَكشَترا) واليوغات ونحو ذلك.

Word by Word

• पाद-अङ्घ्रि-नख-लोम-आख्य-भू-नाग-द्रुम-लक्षिताम्: marked/characterized by (the names) foot, ankle, nail, hair, earth, serpent, tree
• पाद-अङ्घ्रि-नख-लोम-आख्य-भू-नाग-द्रुम-लक्षिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाद + अङ्घ्रि + नख + लोमन् + आख्य + भू + नाग + द्रुम + लक्षित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (fem. acc. sg.)

• ग्रह-राशि-ऋक्ष-योग-आदि-मूर्ति-अवयव-संज्ञिकाम्: having as its parts the forms/limbs named planets, zodiac-signs, constellations, yogas, etc.
• ग्रह-राशि-ऋक्ष-योग-आदि-मूर्ति-अवयव-संज्ञिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रह + राशि + ऋक्ष + योग + आदि + मूर्ति + अवयव + संज्ञिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (fem. acc. sg.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents the universe as a sacred embodiment—nature (earth, mountains, trees) and time-measures (planets, zodiac, nakṣatras, yogas) are treated as limbs of the Divine, encouraging reverence toward both cosmos and sacred time.

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

By identifying cosmic structures and astrological divisions with the Lord’s body, the verse turns observation of the world and sacred calendrical time into remembrance (smaraṇa) and worshipful contemplation—an aid to Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the technical framework of grahas (planets), rāśis (zodiac signs), nakṣatras (lunar mansions), and yogas used for calendrical calculation, muhūrta selection, and ritual timing—recast here in a theological (mūrti) mapping.