Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

व्यापकं विन्यसेत्पश्चात्किरीटमनुना सुधीः । ध्रुवःकिरीटकेयूरहारांते मकरेतिच ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

vyāpakaṃ vinyasetpaścātkirīṭamanunā sudhīḥ | dhruvaḥkirīṭakeyūrahārāṃte makaretica || 28 ||

Translation

Danach soll der Weise den allumfassenden (vyāpaka) Nyāsa vollziehen; sodann mit dem Kronen-Mantra die Krone setzen. Ebenso soll er die Mantras für Dhruva, für die Krone, für die Armspangen (keyūra) und am Ende der Halskette auch den „Makara“ festlegen.

Word by Word

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading (name/mantra)
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; object-qualifier (mantra/name)

• विन्यसेत्: should place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada; ‘should place/arrange’

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Desha-Kala (देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• किरीट-मुनुना: with the ‘kirīṭa’ mantra
• किरीट-मुनुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + अनु (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘with the kirīṭa-mantra’ (instrumental)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; subject

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva (name/word)
• ध्रुवः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (as mantra/name)

• किरीट-केयूर-हार-अन्ते: at the end/position of crown, armlet, and necklace
• किरीट-केयूर-हार-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट (प्रातिपदिक) + केयूर (प्रातिपदिक) + हार (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative ‘at the end/region of crown, armlet, necklace’ (nyāsa positions)

• मकर-इति: (the word) ‘makara’, thus
• मकर-इति: Vacana (वचन/quotation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक) + इति (अव्यय)
• Form: इति-प्रयोग (quotative particle) with noun; ‘(say) “makara”’

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

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Dhruva

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined mantra-nyāsa—mentally and ritually “installing” the deity’s all-pervading presence and sacred ornaments—so worship becomes a complete, embodied visualization rather than a vague meditation.

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

By prescribing reverent, detailed placement of mantras for the Lord’s adornments, it channels bhakti into attentive service (upacāra) and steady remembrance, making devotion precise and sustained.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical application (prayoga) of mantra and nyāsa—procedural knowledge tied to Vedic auxiliary disciplines used in worship manuals, emphasizing correct sequencing and placement.