Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

षड्दीर्घाढ्येन बीजेन यं च बीजादिना पुनः । षङंगानि न्यसेदस्य जातियुक्तानि मंत्रवित् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍdīrghāḍhyena bījena yaṃ ca bījādinā punaḥ | ṣaṅaṃgāni nyasedasya jātiyuktāni maṃtravit || 7 ||

Translation

Ein Kenner der Mantras soll die Nyāsa der sechs Glieder mit der Samen‑Silbe (bīja) vollziehen, die mit sechs langen Vokalen versehen ist, und nochmals mit der bīja, die mit «yaṃ» beginnt; so setze er die sechs aṅga ein, jedes verbunden mit seiner rechten «jāti» (Klasse/Intonationsform).

Word by Word

• षट्-दीर्घ-आढ्येन: with the seed (mantra) endowed with six long vowels
• षट्-दीर्घ-आढ्येन: Karana (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘बीजेन’ इत्यस्य; ‘षट्-दीर्घैः आढ्यः’ इति अर्थे (having six long vowels)

• बीजेन: by/with the seed (mantra)
• बीजेन: Karana (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन

• यम्: which (seed)
• यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धः ‘बीजम्’ इत्यर्थे

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

• बीज-आदिनā: with (mantras) beginning with the seed
• बीज-आदिनā: Karana (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; ‘बीज-आदि’ = beginning with the seed (mantra)

• पुनः: again; thereafter
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• षट्-अङ्गानि: the six limbs (six-part nyāsa)
• षट्-अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), बहुवचन; ‘षडङ्ग’ = six limbs/parts

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign (perform nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/6th), एकवचन; ‘of this (mantra/nyāsa)’

• जाति-युक्तानि: accompanied by the (proper) jāti
• जाति-युक्तानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—‘षडङ्गानि’ इत्यस्य; ‘जात्या युक्तानि’ = accompanied by the (appropriate) jāti

• मन्त्र-वित्: the knower of mantras
• मन्त्र-वित्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपद—‘मन्त्राणां वित्’

Speaker

Narada (teaching technical ritual procedure within Vedanga-oriented material)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that mantra-power is activated through disciplined ritual placement (nyāsa) and correct phonetic form, aligning the practitioner’s body and speech with the mantra’s sacred structure.

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

It supports devotion by prescribing precise ritual methods that help a devotee internalize the deity/mantra through bodily installation, making worship focused, reverent, and steady.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and mantra-vidhi: correct vowel-length (dīrgha), seed-syllables (bīja), and structured ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa as practical ritual-grammar.