Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

व्यापकत्वेन सर्वांगे मूर्द्धादिप्रपदावधि । न्यसेद्विद्याक्षराण्येषु स्थानेषु तदनंतरम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

vyāpakatvena sarvāṃge mūrddhādiprapadāvadhi | nyasedvidyākṣarāṇyeṣu sthāneṣu tadanaṃtaram || 45 ||

Translation

ثم، باعتبار طبيعة المانترا الشاملة السارية في كل شيء (vyāpaka)، ينبغي أن يُوضَع (يُجرى النْياسا) مقاطعُ الڤيديا (vidyā) على الجسد كله—من قمة الرأس إلى القدمين—في مواضعها المعيّنة، بعد ذلك.

Word by Word

• व्यापकत्वेन: by (the mode of) pervasiveness
• व्यापकत्वेन: Karana (करण; manner/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापकत्व (प्रातिपदिक; व्यापक + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक (by pervasiveness)

• सर्व-अङ्गे: in the whole body
• सर्व-अङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• मूर्द्ध-आदि-प्रपद-अवधि: from the head etc. up to the feet
• मूर्द्ध-आदि-प्रपद-अवधि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मूर्द्धन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपद (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्ययवत् (adverbial range: ‘from ... up to ...’)

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign (nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु; √अस् ‘to place/throw’, causative sense in usage)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• विद्या-अक्षराणि: the mantra-syllables
• विद्या-अक्षराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• एषु: in these
• एषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्थानेषु: in the places/locations
• स्थानेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• तत्: then/thereupon
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् (adverbial: ‘thereupon/then’)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् (adverb: immediately after)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure within a technical Vedāṅga-style context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches that the mantra (Vidyā) is to be realized as all-pervading and embodied: by nyāsa, the practitioner sacralizes the entire body as a fit vessel for japa, dhyāna, and ritual worship.

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

By directing mantra-syllables to be installed through the whole body, the verse supports embodied devotion—making one’s limbs and awareness instruments of worship, preparing the devotee for concentrated remembrance of the deity invoked by the Vidyā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical ritual-technical method: nyāsa (mantra-syllable assignment) with ordered bodily stations (mūrdhan to pāda), reflecting disciplined procedure akin to Vedāṅga-style applied knowledge used in mantra practice.