Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
दशास्येति च षड्भिः स्यात्पदैर्ङेतैः षडंगकम् । सिंच्यमानं युवतिभिः क्रीडंतं नर्मदाजले ॥ ५४ ॥
daśāsyeti ca ṣaḍbhiḥ syātpadairṅetaiḥ ṣaḍaṃgakam | siṃcyamānaṃ yuvatibhiḥ krīḍaṃtaṃ narmadājale || 54 ||
“দশাস্য-”ৰে আৰম্ভ হোৱা উক্তিটো পৰিচিত ছয়টা পদে গঠিত ষড়ঙ্গক বুলি বুজিব লাগে। ইয়াত (দেৱ) নৰ্মদা-জলত ক্ৰীড়াৰত, আৰু যুবতীসকলে খেলাচ্ছলে পানী ছিটাই সিঞ্চন কৰা ৰূপে চিত্ৰিত।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on technical/Vedanga-style enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links technical Vedic classification (a ṣaḍaṅga, six-part unit) with sacred imagery, showing that precise mantra-structure and devotional visualization can coexist in the Purāṇic-Vedāṅga tradition.
Bhakti is supported through contemplative imagery—envisioning the divine play in the Narmadā—while the verse simultaneously insists on correct verbal/metrical understanding, implying devotion grounded in disciplined recitation.
It highlights technical enumeration by pada (word/foot) and the identification of a passage as a six-part (ṣaḍaṅga) unit—useful for Chandas/recitation practice and for organizing mantra-texts in study.