Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

न्यसेन्मूलार्णमेकैकं सचंद्रं तारसम्पुटम् । अथवा वै नमोंतेन न्यसेदित्यपरे जगुः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

nyasenmūlārṇamekaikaṃ sacaṃdraṃ tārasampuṭam | athavā vai namoṃtena nyasedityapare jaguḥ || 15 ||

Translation

Man setze (Nyāsa) jede Wurzelsilbe einzeln, verbunden mit dem „Candra“ (ṃ/Anusvāra) und umschlossen von der heiligen Silbe „Tārā“, nämlich Oṁ. Oder, so sagen andere, Nyāsa sei zu vollziehen, indem man am Ende „namaḥ“ hinzufügt.

Word by Word

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मूल-अर्णम्: the root syllable (bīja)
• मूल-अर्णम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘मूलं च तत् अर्णम्’ (karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa sense: root-syllable)

• एकैकम्: each one separately
• एकैकम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एकैक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे अव्ययवत् (adverbial accusative) ‘one by one/each singly’

• स-चन्द्रम्: together with the ‘candra’ (nasal mark)
• स-चन्द्रम्: विशेषण (Adjectival to मूल-अर्णम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे ‘चन्द्रयुक्तम्’ (with anusvāra/candrabindu)

• तार-सम्पुटम्: enclosed by the tārā (praṇava)
• तार-सम्पुटम्: कर्म (Karman/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पुट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘तारया सम्पुटः’ (instrumental-tatpuruṣa) i.e., enclosed by ‘tārā’ (praṇava/ओं)

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: सम्बन्ध/विकल्प (Alternative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• नमः: obeisance
• नमः: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable interjection)

• उक्तेन: by what is said/with the uttered (formula)
• उक्तेन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरण (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• अपरे: others (some authorities)
• अपरे: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• जगुः: said/declared
• जगुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गै (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual method within Vedanga-oriented instructions)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Oṁ (Tārā)
• Namaḥ

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner worship is supported by precise mantra-application: placing seed-syllables with Oṁ (as a protective ‘sampuṭa’) or concluding with ‘namaḥ’ sanctifies the practitioner’s body-mind as a fit seat for upāsanā.

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

By prescribing Oṁ and ‘namaḥ’—classic devotional and surrender-markers—it shows that technical ritual (nyāsa) is meant to culminate in reverent offering and self-surrender, strengthening bhakti-oriented worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā/phonetics and mantra-vidhi: the verse emphasizes correct syllable handling (mūlārṇa), use of anusvāra (‘candra’), and standardized mantra framing (‘tārā-sampuṭa’ or ‘namo’nta’) in ritual procedure.