Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

देवीरूपं स्वमात्मानं चक्रं शक्तीः समंततः । भावयन्विषयैः पुष्पैः पूजयंस्तन्मयो भवेत् ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

devīrūpaṃ svamātmānaṃ cakraṃ śaktīḥ samaṃtataḥ | bhāvayanviṣayaiḥ puṣpaiḥ pūjayaṃstanmayo bhavet || 83 ||

Translation

مَن يتأمّل ذاتَه على أنها صورةُ الإلهة نفسها، ويتصوّر دائرةَ التشاكرا من حوله شَكتيّاتها في كلِّ جهة، ثم يعبدها بـ«زهور» موضوعات الحواسّ، يذوب فيها ويصير من حقيقتها.

Word by Word

• देवीरूपम्: having the form of the Goddess
• देवीरूपम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवी-रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण (qualifier)

• स्वम्: one's own
• स्वम्: कर्म-विशेषण (Karma-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.); आत्मानम् इति पदस्य विशेषण

• आत्मानम्: self
• आत्मानम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• चक्रम्: the cakra (mystic circle)
• चक्रम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), एकवचन (sg.)

• शक्तीः: the powers/energies
• शक्तीः: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc. 2), बहुवचन (pl.)

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: on all sides)

• भावयन्: contemplating/visualizing
• भावयन्: कर्ता (Karta/agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भावय् (धातु; भु-धातोः णिच्)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.), पुंलिङ्ग (m.)

• विषयैः: sense-objects (as)
• विषयैः: करण-विशेषण (Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन (pl.); पुष्पैः इति पदस्य विशेषण (as qualifier of flowers)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: करण (Karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr. 3), बहुवचन (pl.)

• पूजयन्: worshipping
• पूजयन्: कर्ता (Karta/agent)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.), पुंलिङ्ग (m.)

• तन्मयः: consisting of/absorbed in that (Goddess)
• तन्मयः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी विशेषण (predicate of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्-मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom. 1), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: क्रिया (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on ritual/inner worship methodology)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches internalized worship (bhāvanā): seeing the Self as Devī and the ritual circle as her Śaktis, so that worship culminates in tanmayatā—complete absorption/identity with the deity.

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

Bhakti here is not only external offering; it is devotional contemplation where every experience (viṣaya) is transformed into an offering, leading to single-pointed devotion that ripens into union with the worshipped Devī.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual-technology: visualization (bhāvanā), maṇḍala/cakra arrangement, and śakti-contemplation—procedural knowledge aligned with kalpa-style ritual method and mantra-upāsanā practice.