Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

दशावृत्तिमय न्यासं वक्ष्ये विभूतिपञ्चरम् । मूलार्णान्स्वतनौ न्यस्येदाधारे हृदये मुखे ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

daśāvṛttimaya nyāsaṃ vakṣye vibhūtipañcaram | mūlārṇānsvatanau nyasyedādhāre hṛdaye mukhe || 9 ||

Translation

Ich werde das Vibhūti-Pañjara darlegen, das Nyāsa, das in zehn Zyklen geordnet ist. Man setze die Wurzel-Samen-Silben auf den eigenen Leib: an die Basis (ādhāra), ins Herz und an den Mund.

Word by Word

• दश-आवृत्ति-मयम्: consisting of ten repetitions/cycles
• दश-आवृत्ति-मयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (बहुपद) ‘दशावृत्त्या मयः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying nyāsa

• न्यासम्: the nyāsa (ritual placement)
• न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• वक्ष्ये: I shall explain
• वक्ष्ये: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विभूति-पञ्चरम्: the ‘Vibhūti-pañcara’ (fivefold vibhūti rite)
• विभूति-पञ्चरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभूति (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) ‘विभूतेः पञ्चरम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; apposition to nyāsa

• मूल-अर्णान्: the root syllables (seed letters)
• मूल-अर्णान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी) ‘मूलानि अर्णानि’; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• स्व-तनौ: on/in one’s own body
• स्व-तनौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) ‘स्वस्य तनौ’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• न्यस्येत्: should place/assign
• न्यस्येत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• आधारे: at the base/support (ādhāra)
• आधारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• मुखे: in the mouth/face
• मुखे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

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 presents nyāsa as an inner sacralization of the practitioner’s body—installing mantra-power as a protective ‘pañjara’ (armor) through disciplined repetition and placement.

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

By directing the devotee to install sacred syllables at core centers (base, heart, mouth), it aligns body, feeling, and speech toward the deity/mantra—turning practice into embodied devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical mantra-śāstra procedure—nyāsa (ritual placement) and bīja/arṇa usage—an applied discipline connected with correct recitation and ritual method.