Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

तत्त्वे नाम समुञ्चर्य्य न्यसेन्मूर्द्धादिषु क्रमात् । पूर्वोक्तं ध्यानमत्रापि भानुलक्षजपो मनोः ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

tattve nāma samuñcaryya nyasenmūrddhādiṣu kramāt | pūrvoktaṃ dhyānamatrāpi bhānulakṣajapo manoḥ || 81 ||

Translation

Nachdem man den göttlichen Namen in seinem Wesensprinzip (tattva) gesammelt hat, soll man Nyāsa in der rechten Folge auf Scheitel und die übrigen Glieder setzen. Auch hier übe man die zuvor beschriebene Meditation und wiederhole das Mantra hunderttausendmal (japa).

Word by Word

• tattve: in/with the tattva
• tattve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: namely
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), 'namely/indeed'

• samuñcarya: having combined/recited together
• samuñcarya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam + ud + √car (चर्, धातु)
• Form: Gerund/Absolutive (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय), 'having combined/uttering together'

• nyaset: one should place (perform nyāsa)
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + √as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); parasmaipada

• mūrddha-ādiṣu: on the head and other (places)
• mūrddha-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrddhan (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: mūrddhādayaḥ (head etc.)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially 'in order/stepwise'

• pūrva-uktam: previously stated
• pūrva-uktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (√vac + kta; उक्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa/karmadhāraya sense: 'previously said'

• dhyānam: meditation
• dhyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), inclusion 'also'

• bhānu-lakṣa-japaḥ: the japa of one hundred thousand (repetitions)
• bhānu-lakṣa-japaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: bhānūnāṃ lakṣaḥ (one hundred thousand) → bhānu-lakṣa-japaḥ = japa of 100,000 (count)

• manoḥ: of the mantra
• manoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra/manas? here: mantrá (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); in tantric usage 'mantra' (मन्त्र) often appears as 'manu' (मनु) in genitive 'manoḥ'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined mantra-sādhana: internalizing the Name into its tattva, sanctifying the body through nyāsa, sustaining the mind with dhyāna, and completing practice through a prescribed count of japa (lakṣa).

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

Bhakti here takes a technical form—devotion expressed as steady remembrance: the Name is installed (nyāsa), contemplated (dhyāna), and lovingly repeated (japa) in a regulated way to stabilize the heart in the deity/mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-application: kramāt (proper sequencing) of nyāsa locations (mūrdha-ādi), and the sādhana-standard of lakṣa-japa, reflecting the technical discipline typical of Vedāṅga-informed practice.