Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

तवर्गाद्यं श्वेतवर्णं घटिकायां तु भार्गवम् । नीलवर्णं पवर्गाद्यं नाभिदेशे शनैश्चरम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

tavargādyaṃ śvetavarṇaṃ ghaṭikāyāṃ tu bhārgavam | nīlavarṇaṃ pavargādyaṃ nābhideśe śanaiścaram || 45 ||

Translation

ত-বর্গপ্রারম্ভক শ্বেতবর্ণ অক্ষরসমূহকে ভার্গব (শুক্র) রূপে ধ্যান করে ঘটিকায় (কব্জি-সন্ধিতে) ন্যাস করিবে। আর প-বর্গপ্রারম্ভক নীলবর্ণ অক্ষরসমূহকে শনৈশ্চর (শনি) রূপে ধ্যান করে নাভিদেশে ন্যাস করিবে।

Word by Word

• त-वर्ग-आद्यम्: beginning with the ta-group
• त-वर्ग-आद्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तवर्ग + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण

• श्वेत-वर्णम्: white-colored
• श्वेत-वर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण

• घटिकायाम्: in the ghaṭikā (temple/side of head)
• घटिकायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन (locative singular)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• भार्गवम्: Bhārgava (Venus/Śukra)
• भार्गवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• नील-वर्णम्: blue-colored
• नील-वर्णम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण

• प-वर्ग-आद्यम्: beginning with the pa-group
• प-वर्ग-आद्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवर्ग + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषण

• नाभि-देशे: in the navel-region
• नाभि-देशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी एकवचन

• शनैश्चरम्: Śanaiścara (Saturn)
• शनैश्चरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनैश्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhargava (Shukra/Venus)
• Shanaiścara (Saturn)

FAQs

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

It teaches a technical nyāsa framework where Sanskrit sound-groups (vargas) are installed on specific body regions with associated colors and ruling grahas, indicating that mantra practice aligns speech (śabda) with cosmic order (graha-devatā).

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

Though primarily technical, it supports bhakti-sādhana by prescribing disciplined mantra-nyāsa—helping the devotee internalize sacred sound and maintain focused remembrance during worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-oriented ritual phonetics (Śikṣā) and applied jyotiṣa: consonant classes (ta-varga, pa-varga) are linked to colors and planetary deities (Śukra and Śani) for precise nyāsa placement.