Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

गणेशं बटुकं चापि योगिनीः क्षेत्रपालकम् । इंद्रादींश्च ततो बाह्ये निजायुधसमन्वितान् ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

gaṇeśaṃ baṭukaṃ cāpi yoginīḥ kṣetrapālakam | iṃdrādīṃśca tato bāhye nijāyudhasamanvitān || 93 ||

Translation

ينبغي أن يُقيم طقسيًّا غانيشا وباتُكا واليوغينيات وحارس الحقل (كشيتربالاكا)؛ ثم في الجهة الخارجية يُقيم إندرا وسائر الآلهة، وكلٌّ منهم متسلّح بسلاحه الخاص.

Word by Word

• गणेशम्: Ganesha
• गणेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गणेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• बटुकम्: Batuka (a youthful form/attendant deity)
• बटुकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बटुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

• योगिनीः: yoginīs
• योगिनीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• क्षेत्रपालकम्: the guardian of the sacred place
• क्षेत्रपालकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्रपालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (क्षेत्रस्य पालकः)

• इन्द्रादीन्: Indra and others
• इन्द्रादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ सहित समाहार/समुच्चयार्थ (Indra and others)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana/Desha (अधिकरण/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘thereafter/from there’

• बाह्ये: outside (in the exterior)
• बाह्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्थानवाचक (locative)

• निजायुधसमन्वितान्: endowed with their own weapons
• निजायुधसमन्वितान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज + आयुध + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समासार्थः (निजैः आयुधैः समन्विताः = endowed with their own weapons)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a ritual/technical context within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ganesha
• Batuka
• Yoginis
• Kshetrapala
• Indra

FAQs

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

It emphasizes ritual protection and order: invoking Gaṇeśa and guardian deities (Baṭuka, Kṣetrapāla, Yoginīs) and stationing Indra and others externally forms a sacred boundary so the rite proceeds without obstacles.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship—honoring specific deities in their proper places and functions, showing reverence, surrender, and care for purity and protection of the sacred act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual procedure—mandala/āvaraṇa arrangement and devatā placement (a technical, practice-oriented instruction aligned with kalpa-style ritual know-how).