Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मरंध्रे ललाटे च भ्रूमध्ये कण्ठदेशतः । हृदि नाभौ फले मूलाधारे चेताः क्रमान्न्यसेत् ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

brahmaraṃdhre lalāṭe ca bhrūmadhye kaṇṭhadeśataḥ | hṛdi nābhau phale mūlādhāre cetāḥ kramānnyaset || 59 ||

Translation

ينبغي أن يُثبِّت المرءُ الذهنَ (الوعي) على التدرّج: في البرهما-رندهرا (فتحة التاج)، ثم في الجبهة، ثم بين الحاجبين، ثم في موضع الحلق، ثم في القلب، ثم عند السُّرّة، ثم في موضع العورة، ثم في المُولادهارا (الأساس الجذري).

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे: in the brahma-opening (crown aperture)
• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मरन्ध्र = ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः रन्ध्रम्)

• ललाटे: on the forehead
• ललाटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• भ्रूमध्ये: between the eyebrows
• भ्रूमध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रूमध्य = भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भ्रुवोः मध्ये)

• कण्ठदेशतः: from the region of the throat
• कण्ठदेशतः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कण्ठदेश = कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) 'from'; पूर्वपदः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कण्ठस्य देशः)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नाभौ: in the navel
• नाभौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• फले: in the fruit/result-place (here: genital region/phalaka)
• फले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मूलाधारे: in the mūlādhāra
• मूलाधारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलाधार = मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मूलस्य आधारः)

• चेताः: the mind/consciousness
• चेताः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; रूपम्: चेताः (चेतसः द्वितीया एकवचन)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पञ्चमी-अर्थे तसिल्/अद्वयभाव (adverb) 'in order/stepwise'

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु) (न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually मध्यमपुरुष implied instruction) एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आज्ञार्थे विधिलिङ् (one should place)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

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 outlines a graded method of dhyāna where awareness is deliberately stationed in key subtle loci of the body, training steadiness (ekāgratā) and preparing the practitioner for inner purification and liberation-oriented contemplation.

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

While framed as yogic concentration, it supports bhakti-upāsanā by stabilizing the mind so it can dwell on the Lord without distraction; disciplined inner focus becomes an aid to sustained remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This is a technical yogic instruction rather than grammar or ritual procedure: it presents applied upāsanā/dhyāna know-how—how to sequence concentration through recognized inner centers (a practical science of meditation found alongside Narada Purana’s technical teachings).