Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

अनाहतेऽर्कपत्रे च कादिठांतार्णसंयुते । शुक्ले शूलाभयवरसधाकलशधारिणे ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

anāhate'rkapatre ca kādiṭhāṃtārṇasaṃyute | śukle śūlābhayavarasadhākalaśadhāriṇe || 87 ||

Translation

Im Anāhata (Herzlotus), auf einem sonnenähnlichen Lotusblatt, verbunden mit den Keimsilben von „ka“ bis „ṭha“, meditiere man die strahlend weiße Gottheit: sie trägt den Dreizack, zeigt die Mudrās der Furchtlosigkeit und der Gnadengabe und hält ein Gefäß mit Amṛta (Nektar).

Word by Word

• अनाहते: in the Anāhata (chakra)
• अनाहते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाहत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (चक्र-स्थान-नाम)

• अर्क-पत्रे: in the sun-leaf (lotus-petal)
• अर्क-पत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अर्कस्य पत्रम्)

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

• कादि-ठान्त-अर्ण-संयुते: in (that) associated with the syllables ka etc.
• कादि-ठान्त-अर्ण-संयुते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क (वर्ण/प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ठान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कादि-ठान्त-अर्णैः सं-युक्तम् = ‘joined with syllables from ka… to ṭhāṃt… arṇa’)

• शुक्ले: to the white (one)
• शुक्ले: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धारिणे इत्यस्य)

• शूल-अभय-वर-सुधा-कलश-धारिणे: to the bearer of trident, fearlessness, boon, nectar, and pot
• शूल-अभय-वर-सुधा-कलश-धारिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + सुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (शूलादीनि धारयति इति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of mantra-nyasa/dhyana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Anahata

FAQs

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

It instructs a heart-centered (Anāhata) meditation where sacred syllables (varṇas) are ritually placed (nyāsa) and the deity is visualized with protective and grace-bestowing attributes, indicating inner purification and focused devotion.

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

By prescribing a clear dhyāna—visualizing a compassionate, boon-giving, fear-dispelling form—the verse channels emotion and attention into reverent contemplation, a core method for stabilizing bhakti in ritual practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra/ritual application closely tied to phonetics and syllabic order (Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa in practice), using an akṣara-group (‘ka’ to ‘ṭha’) for nyāsa as a technical aid in worship.