Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 145

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

Devanagari script

सौम्यास्या ब्रह्मतुर्याढ्या साथर्वांगिरसात्मिका । उदीचीं षट्पदा पातु षष्टितत्त्वकलात्मिका ॥ १४५ ॥

Transliteration

saumyāsyā brahmaturyāḍhyā sātharvāṃgirasātmikā | udīcīṃ ṣaṭpadā pātu ṣaṣṭitattvakalātmikā || 145 ||

Translation

لتَحْمِ جهةَ الشمال القوّةُ الإلهيةُ ذاتُ الستّ خُطى (ṣaṭpadā) الشبيهةُ بالنحلة—ذاتُ الوجه اللطيف، المفعمةُ بحالة براهْمان الرابعة (turīya)، المتجسِّدةُ في تقاليد الأتهرفا والأنغيراس، والمكوَّنةُ من ستين تَتْفَا وأجزائها.

Word by Word

• सौम्य-आस्या: having a gentle face
• सौम्य-आस्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य + आस्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—सौम्या आस्या यस्याः

• ब्रह्म-तुर्य-आढ्या: endowed with the fourth (turyā) of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-तुर्य-आढ्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म + तुर्य + आढ्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आढ्या’ = सम्पन्ना/युक्ता; ब्रह्मतुर्येण आढ्या

• स-अथर्व-अङ्गिरस-आत्मिका: whose essence is Atharva-Aṅgiras (Atharvaveda)
• स-अथर्व-अङ्गिरस-आत्मिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अथर्व + अङ्गिरस् + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—अथर्वाङ्गिरस (अथर्ववेद-सम्बद्ध) + आत्मिका (स्वरूपा); ‘स’ उपसर्गवत् (सहितार्थे)

• उदीचीम्: the northern direction
• उदीचीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; दिशि-विशेषः (उत्तरदिक्)

• षट्पदा: having six padas/steps
• षट्पदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्पदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगुसमास—षट् + पदा

• पातु: may (she) protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षष्टि-तत्त्व-कला-आत्मिका: whose essence is the sixty principles and their parts
• षष्टि-तत्त्व-कला-आत्मिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि + तत्त्व + कला + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्टि (६०) + तत्त्व + कला + आत्मिका (स्वरूपा)

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-protective hymn context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Atharva
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

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

It functions as a dik-rakṣā (directional protection) invocation: the northern quarter is entrusted to a transcendent, mantra-born Divine Power linked with turīya (pure consciousness) and the Atharva-Aṅgiras stream, implying protection through both ritual potency and metaphysical realization.

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

Even in a technical (Vedāṅga/mantra) section, the verse models bhakti as surrender—entrusting one’s safety to the Divine Power—while implying that true protection culminates in turīya-centered awareness (devotion aligned with higher knowledge).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Atharvavedic mantric application and a nyāsa-like mapping of divine forces to directions (dik), a practical ritual framework used for protection, consecration, and disciplined recitation.