Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 124

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

सौबीजमातृकापूर्वे विन्यसेन्मातृका स्थले । विघ्नेशश्च ह्रिया युक्तो विघ्नराजः श्रिया युतः ॥ १२४ ॥

Transliteration

saubījamātṛkāpūrve vinyasenmātṛkā sthale | vighneśaśca hriyā yukto vighnarājaḥ śriyā yutaḥ || 124 ||

Translation

Nachdem man zuerst die Nyāsa der Mātṛkā mit den Samen-Silben (bīja) vollzogen hat, setze man dann die Mātṛkās an ihre rechten Stellen. Vighneśa ist zusammen mit Hrī zu installieren, und Vighnarāja zusammen mit Śrī.

Word by Word

• सौबीज-मातृका-पूर्वे: in the earlier place/position of the saubīja-mātṛkā
• सौबीज-मातृका-पूर्वे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौबीज (प्रातिपदिक) + मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (locative qualifier)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस् (धातु) उपसर्गः वि-नि-; causative sense in usage ‘to place’
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मातृकाः: the mātṛkās (letters/ मातृका-deities)
• मातृकाः: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• स्थले: in the place/spot
• स्थले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• विघ्नेशः: Vighneśa (Lord of obstacles)
• विघ्नेशः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

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

• ह्रिया: with modesty (Hrī)
• ह्रिया: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• युक्तः: joined/associated
• युक्तः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• विघ्नराजः: Vighnarāja (King of obstacles)
• विघ्नराजः: कर्ता (Kartā/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न-राज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• श्रिया: with prosperity (Śrī)
• श्रिया: करण (Karaṇa/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• युतः: endowed/associated
• युतः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vighnesha (Ganesha)
• Vighnaraja
• Hri (Hrī-bīja)
• Shri (Śrī-bīja)
• Matrika (Mātr̥kā)

FAQs

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

It teaches that correct nyāsa (ritual “installation” of mantra-power) begins with the seed-syllabled Mātr̥kās and invokes Gaṇeśa’s śakti through Hrī and Śrī, ensuring auspiciousness and removal/management of obstacles in the rite.

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

Even in technical ritual practice, devotion is expressed through orderly invocation—honoring Vighneśa first and aligning one’s worship with auspicious śakti (Śrī) and inner purity/modesty (Hrī), so the act of worship becomes steady and unobstructed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights precise ritual-technology—nyāsa sequencing and mantra-bīja application—closely tied to Śikṣā (sound/phonetics via Mātr̥kā) and practical mantra-vidhi used to structure rites and safeguard them from vighnas (impediments).