Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

मनवो दश संप्रोक्ता अर्ध्यस्थापनमुच्यते । सेंदुभ्यां मासतो माया भुवं संसृज्य भूगृहम् ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

manavo daśa saṃproktā ardhyasthāpanamucyate | seṃdubhyāṃ māsato māyā bhuvaṃ saṃsṛjya bhūgṛham || 92 ||

Translation

قد أُعلن عن عشرةِ مانو (Manu)؛ وهذا يُسمّى إقامةَ تقدمةِ الأرغيا (arghya). وبعلامتَي القمر، شهرًا بعد شهر، تُشكِّل مايا العوالم، وتُنشئ المجالَ الأرضيَّ مسكنًا للإقامة.

Word by Word

• manavaḥ: Manus / mantras called ‘manu’
• manavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; प्रथमा-बहुवचनार्थे विशेषणम् (ten)

• saṃproktāḥ: have been declared
• saṃproktāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; अर्थः: ‘declared/taught’

• ardhya-sthāpanam: establishing the arghya-offering
• ardhya-sthāpanam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ardhya-sthāpana (प्रातिपदिक; अर्घ्य + स्थापना)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (अर्घ्यस्य स्थापना)

• ucyate: is said / is called
• ucyate: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): ‘is said’

• sa-indubhyām: with the two ‘indu’ (moon) syllables
• sa-indubhyām: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-indu (प्रातिपदिक; स + इन्दु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, द्विवचनम्; समास/सन्धिः: स + इन्दुभ्याम्; अर्थः ‘with the two indus (moon-syllables)’

• māsataḥ: monthly / by months
• māsataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययम् (ablatival adverb): ‘from/according to month; monthly’

• māyā: Māyā (name/mantra)
• māyā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• bhuvam: the earth / bhuva
• bhuvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• saṃsṛjya: having created
• saṃsṛjya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-sṛj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः: ‘having created/produced’

• bhūgṛham: the earth-house / terrestrial abode
• bhūgṛham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū-gṛha (प्रातिपदिक; भू + गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (भू-गृहं = पृथिव्याः गृहं/earth-house)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue responding to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Manu
• Maya
• Indu (Moon)

FAQs

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

It links ritual order (arghya-sthāpana) with cosmic order: time measured through lunar cycles is presented as the framework through which Māyā continually manifests the inhabited world.

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

By emphasizing disciplined, time-aligned worship (such as arghya and monthly observances), it supports bhakti as a regulated practice where devotion is harmonized with sacred time (kāla).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kāla-nirṇaya (time-determination) tied to lunar reckoning—useful for fixing months and scheduling ritual acts like arghya offerings and other vrata-based observances.