Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159

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

Devanagari script

कामदायेति हुं प्रोच्य न्यसेद्वम ततः परम् । परमांते भृगुकर्णाभ्यां च सर्वपदं ततः ॥ १५९ ॥

Transliteration

kāmadāyeti huṃ procya nyasedvama tataḥ param | paramāṃte bhṛgukarṇābhyāṃ ca sarvapadaṃ tataḥ || 159 ||

Translation

Indem man das Mantra „kāmadāya“ zusammen mit „huṃ“ spricht, soll man danach Nyāsa auf der linken Seite vollziehen. Sodann, am äußersten Ende, setzt man (das Mantra) mit den Silben „bhṛgu“ und „karṇa“ und wendet anschließend die „sarvapada“-Formel an.

Word by Word

• kāmadāya: “kāmadāya”
• kāmadāya: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmadāya (प्रातिपदिक; mantra-word)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th; चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन) as quoted form in “-iti” (mantra citation)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• hum: huṃ
• hum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hum (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: Bīja/Mantra-syllable (बीजाक्षर अव्यय)

• procya: having uttered
• procya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: procya (कृदन्त; √vac ‘to say’ with pra-, ल्यप् absolutive)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), “having uttered/after saying”

• nyaset: should place/assign (nyāsa)
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nyas (धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• vam: vaṃ
• vam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vam (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: Bīja/Mantra-syllable (बीजाक्षर अव्यय)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (ततः), sequence marker

• param: next/further
• param: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (द्वितीया-अव्ययीभाव), “after that/further”

• parama-ante: at the end of “parama”
• parama-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverbial-locative sense “at the end of ‘parama’”

• bhṛgu-karṇābhyām: by ‘bhṛgu’ and ‘karṇa’ (i.e., by ra and ṇa)
• bhṛgu-karṇābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual, Instrumental (3rd; तृतीया), (common tantric code: bhṛgu = ‘ra’, karṇa = ‘ṇa’; “by the two syllables ra and ṇa”)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sarva-padam: the complete word
• sarva-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular; “the whole word/complete pada”

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (ततः), sequence marker

Speaker

Narada (in instructional dialogue, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara discourse)

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 teaches disciplined mantra-prayoga: the power of a mantra is stabilized through precise nyāsa (ritual placement), aligning speech, body, and intention so the deity-invocation becomes inwardly established.

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

Although technical, the procedure supports bhakti by making worship methodical—recitation is not merely verbal, but a reverent installation of the Lord’s mantra in one’s limbs/regions, cultivating focused devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—mantra-prayoga and nyāsa conventions (often discussed alongside Śikṣā for pronunciation and Kalpa-style procedure), including the use of bīja-syllables like “huṃ” and comprehensive placements such as ‘sarvapada’.