Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

शिष्टारौजठरे पृष्टे तयोर्ङेंताख्यया न्यसेत् । आदित्यं च रविं पश्चाद्भानुं भास्करमेव च ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

śiṣṭāraujaṭhare pṛṣṭe tayorṅeṃtākhyayā nyaset | ādityaṃ ca raviṃ paścādbhānuṃ bhāskarameva ca || 7 ||

Translation

Am Rücken, in der Region des Unterbauchs (jaṭhara), soll man durch Nyāsa die Formel namens „ṅeṃtā“ für diese beiden Stellen einsetzen. Danach setze man die Namen der Sonne: Āditya, Ravi, sodann Bhānu und auch Bhāskara.

Word by Word

• śiṣṭa-aru-jaṭhare: in the (so-called) śiṣṭa-aru belly
• śiṣṭa-aru-jaṭhare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + aru (प्रातिपदिक) + jaṭhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/7th), Ekavacana; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘in the belly (jaṭhara) of śiṣṭa-aru’ (epithet/contextual)

• pṛṣṭe: on the back
• pṛṣṭe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• tayoḥ: of those two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun); Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Dvivacana (dual)

• ṅeṃtā-ākhyayā: by the appellation ‘ṅeṃtā’
• ṅeṃtā-ākhyayā: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṅeṃtā (प्रातिपदिक; mantra-name) + ākhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Ekavacana; तत्पुरुष: ‘by the name called ṅeṃtā’

• nyaset: should place
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (अस्/न्यस् धातु ‘to place’)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; ‘should place/assign’

• ādityam: Āditya (Sun)
• ādityam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• ravim: Ravi (Sun)
• ravim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb ‘afterwards’

• bhānum: Bhānu (Sun)
• bhānum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• bhāskaram: Bhāskara (Sun)
• bhāskaram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāskara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; emphatic particle (एव-निपात)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

Speaker

Narada (in instruction on technical mantric procedure, within Vedanga-oriented teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Surya (Aditya/Ravi/Bhanu/Bhaskara)

FAQs

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

It teaches a disciplined ritual internalization (nyāsa) where divine names—here, epithets of Sūrya—are consciously “placed” on specific body locations, aligning the practitioner’s body-mind with the deity’s presence.

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

By prescribing reverent placement of the Sun’s sacred names, it frames devotion as embodied remembrance—bhakti expressed through precise, mindful ritual acts rather than mere recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure (prayoga) connected with mantra-nyāsa—correct sequencing, correct locus on the body, and correct deity-name invocation, a hallmark of applied Vedic discipline.