Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीयुतं विद्युदाभं बहुभूषायुतं भजेत् । एवं ध्यात्वा न्यसेच्छक्तिं श्रीकामपुटिताक्षरम् 1. ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

lakṣmīyutaṃ vidyudābhaṃ bahubhūṣāyutaṃ bhajet | evaṃ dhyātvā nyasecchaktiṃ śrīkāmapuṭitākṣaram 1. || 100 ||

Translation

Man soll (in Meditation) die Gottheit verehren, von Lakṣmī begleitet, leuchtend wie ein Blitz und mit vielen Schmuckstücken geziert. Nachdem man so geschaut hat, vollziehe man die Śakti-Nyāsa mit der Silbe/den Buchstaben, die durch die Mantras von Śrī und Kāma versiegelt sind.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मी-युतम्: accompanied by Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मी-युतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; √यु (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष-समासः: लक्ष्म्या युतम् (accompanied by Lakṣmī)

• विद्युत्-आभम्: shining like lightning
• विद्युत्-आभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः: विद्युत इव आभा यस्य (having splendor like lightning)

• बहु-भूषा-युतम्: adorned with many ornaments
• बहु-भूषा-युतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषा (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; √यु (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः: बहुभिः भूषाभिः युतम् (adorned with many ornaments)

• भजेत्: should worship
• भजेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having meditated’

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नि-√अस्/√स्य (धातु; न्यस् = to place)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; उपसर्गः नि (ni-)

• शक्तिम्: power (Śakti)
• शक्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्री-काम-पुटित-अक्षरम्: the syllable enclosed by ‘śrī’ and ‘kāma’
• श्री-काम-पुटित-अक्षरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + पुटित (कृदन्त; √पुट्/√पुटि (धातु) + क्त) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘श्री’ तथा ‘काम’ इत्याभ्यां पुटितम् (enclosed/encapsulated) यद् अक्षरम्

Speaker

Narada (instructional passage within a technical/ritual section, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi
• Shakti
• Shri (mantra/deity principle)
• Kama (mantra/deity principle)

FAQs

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

It links inner visualization (dhyāna) with outer/ritual installation (nyāsa), teaching that divine power (Śakti) is awakened by contemplating a Lakṣmī-sahita, radiant form and then sealing the mantra-syllables with auspicious forces (Śrī and Kāma).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent contemplation of the deity’s auspicious attributes—Lakṣmī, brilliance, ornaments—followed by disciplined mantra-practice, showing devotion as both love-filled remembrance and precise sādhana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical knowledge used in mantra practice—especially nyāsa (placing/installation of mantra-śakti) and puṭita-akṣara (mantric ‘encasing’ of syllables), a procedural aspect aligned with applied śāstra/ritual methodology.