Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

उड्डीयानं चवर्गाद्यं केशसन्धौ प्रविन्यसेत् । कण्ठे तु मथुरापीठं दशम यादिकं न्यसेत् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

uḍḍīyānaṃ cavargādyaṃ keśasandhau pravinyaset | kaṇṭhe tu mathurāpīṭhaṃ daśama yādikaṃ nyaset || 62 ||

Translation

ويضع المرءُ بعناية (نياسا) «أُدِّيَانا» المبتدئ بمجموعة حروف «چا» عند ملتقى منابت الشعر. وفي الحلق يضع مقعد «ماثورا» (بيثا)، وكذلك الوضع العاشر المبتدئ بحرف «يا».

Word by Word

• उड्डीयानम्: Uḍḍīyāna
• उड्डीयानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उड्डीयान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (नाम)

• चवर्गाद्यम्: beginning with the ca-group
• चवर्गाद्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चवर्गाद्य = चवर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (चवर्गः आदिः यस्य)

• केशसन्धौ: at the hair-joint (hairline)
• केशसन्धौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशसन्धि = केश (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (केशानां सन्धिः)

• प्रविन्यसेत्: should place carefully
• प्रविन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वि + नि + अस् (धातु) (न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (instructional), परस्मैपद

• कण्ठे: in the throat
• कण्ठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (but/indeed)

• मथुरापीठम्: the Mathurā pīṭha
• मथुरापीठम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथुरापीठ = मथुरा (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मथुरायाः पीठम्)

• दशमम्: the tenth
• दशमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• यादिकम्: beginning with 'ya'
• यादिकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादिक = य (वर्ण/प्रातिपदिक) + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (यः आदिः यस्य)

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु) (न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (instructional), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual-nyasa procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Uḍḍiyāna
• Mathurā

FAQs

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

This verse teaches a disciplined inner consecration (nyāsa), mapping mantra-syllable groups and sacred seats (pīṭhas) onto the body so the practitioner’s speech and subtle centers become ritually aligned for worship and mantra-japa.

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

Although technical, the nyāsa described is a preparatory limb of devotion: by sanctifying the body as a support for the deity’s presence, the devotee performs worship with greater focus, purity, and one-pointed remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied phonetic/letter-group awareness (śikṣā and varṇa-vinyāsa) used in ritual manuals: consonant groups (ca-varga, ya-series) are assigned to bodily locations as part of systematic mantra-nyāsa.