Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

एकविंशतिकोष्ठेषु चक्रमारं च भूमिजम् । त्रिकोणेषु च सम्पूज्य बहिरष्टौ च मातृकाः ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

ekaviṃśatikoṣṭheṣu cakramāraṃ ca bhūmijam | trikoṇeṣu ca sampūjya bahiraṣṭau ca mātṛkāḥ || 94 ||

Translation

In den einundzwanzig Feldern soll man Cakramāra und Bhūmija (das Erdgeborene) platzieren. Und nachdem man die Gottheiten in den Dreiecken ordnungsgemäß verehrt hat, verehre man auch die acht Mātr̥kās an der Außenseite.

Word by Word

• एकविंशति-कोष्ठेषु: in the twenty-one cells/compartments
• एकविंशति-कोष्ठेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकविंशति (प्रातिपदिक) + कोष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘एकविंशतिः कोष्ठाः’ → ‘in the twenty-one compartments’

• चक्रमारम्: Cakramāra (a form/name)
• चक्रमारम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; समास (तत्पुरुष): चक्र + मार (name/epithet)

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

• भूमिजम्: Bhūmija (Mars, earth-born)
• भूमिजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: भूमेः जातः (‘earth-born’)

• त्रिकोणेषु: in the triangles
• त्रिकोणेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिकोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), बहुवचन

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

• सम्पूज्य: having worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; उपसर्ग: सम्-; ‘having worshipped’

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (adverb: outside)

• अष्टौ: eight
• अष्टौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्या-विशेषण

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

• मातृकाः: the Mothers (Mātṛkās)
• मातृकाः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (as transmitter of technical-ritual procedure, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Matrikas

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual power is invoked through ordered worship—specific placements in a mandala (compartments, triangles, and outer enclosure) reflect disciplined alignment of energies and deities, culminating in protection and completeness through the eight Mātr̥kās.

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

Bhakti here appears as precise, reverent service: the devotee honors each deity in its proper locus of the sacred diagram, showing attentive devotion expressed through ritual correctness and wholehearted worship (sampūjya).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure—mandala/yantra construction and deity-placement rules (a practical application aligned with Kalpa-style ritual methodology used in Purāṇic technical sections).