Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 179

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

Devanagari script

व्यापकन्यासमंत्रेण ततः सम्पूज्य भक्तितः । श्रीवत्सहृदयं तेन श्रीवत्सं स्तनयोर्यजेत् ॥ १७९ ॥

Transliteration

vyāpakanyāsamaṃtreṇa tataḥ sampūjya bhaktitaḥ | śrīvatsahṛdayaṃ tena śrīvatsaṃ stanayoryajet || 179 ||

Translation

Dann soll man mit dem Mantra des allumfassenden Nyāsa (vyāpaka-nyāsa) in Hingabe verehren. Durch dieselbe Übung verehre man das Śrīvatsa-Hṛdaya und bete die Śrīvatsa-Marke auf den beiden Brüsten (der Gottheit) an.

Word by Word

• व्यापकन्यासमन्त्रेण: with the all-pervading nyāsa-mantra
• व्यापकन्यासमन्त्रेण: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापक-न्यास-मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक; व्यापक + न्यास + मन्त्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Sequencer)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थ (then/thereafter)

• सम्पूज्य: having duly worshipped
• सम्पूज्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त; अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• भक्तितः: with devotion/devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (हेतु/Cause-manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): भक्तितः = भक्त्या/भक्त्या सह

• श्रीवत्सहृदयम्: the Śrīvatsa-heart (mark at the heart)
• श्रीवत्सहृदयम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स-हृदय (प्रातिपदिक; श्रीवत्स + हृदय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेन: with that (mantra/means)
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रीवत्सम्: Śrīvatsa (mark)
• श्रीवत्सम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्तनयोः: on the two breasts
• स्तनयोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location-specifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of Vaishnava worship/nyasa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Śrīvatsa (mark of Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It teaches that devotion (bhakti) is expressed through precise ritual attention: after establishing sacred presence via vyāpaka-nyāsa, the devotee honors Vishnu’s Śrīvatsa—an emblem of divine auspiciousness and intimate association with the Lord’s heart.

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

Bhakti here is not abstract; it is enacted through reverent, step-by-step worship—performing nyāsa and then offering focused veneration to Vishnu’s sacred marks, showing loving attentiveness to the deity’s form.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and mantra-application are emphasized—especially nyāsa (mantra placement) and anga/avayava-based worship, reflecting technical liturgical discipline aligned with Vedic auxiliary sciences used in correct recitation and ritual performance.