Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

मुनिर्ब्रह्मा तथा छन्दः पङिक्तर्देवो नृकेसरी । षड्दीर्घभाजा बीजेन षडङ्गानि समाचरेत् ॥ १०८ ॥

Transliteration

munirbrahmā tathā chandaḥ paṅiktardevo nṛkesarī | ṣaḍdīrghabhājā bījena ṣaḍaṅgāni samācaret || 108 ||

Translation

Der ṛṣi (Seher) ist Brahmā; das Metrum ist Paṅkti; die leitende Gottheit ist Nṛkeśarī (Nṛsiṁha). Mit dem Bīja-Mantra, das sechs lange Vokale enthält, soll man die sechsgliedrige Anwendung (ṣaḍ-aṅga) des Nyāsa ordnungsgemäß vollziehen.

Word by Word

• muniḥ: the Sage (Rishi)
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• brahmā: Brahma
• brahmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tathā: similarly/also
• tathā: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• chandaḥ: the meter
• chandaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• paṅktiḥ: Pankti meter
• paṅktiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṅkti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (Text: paṅikta)

• devaḥ: the deity
• devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nṛkesarī: Man-Lion (Nrisimha)
• nṛkesarī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛkesarin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ṣaḍdīrghabhājā: associated with the six long vowels
• ṣaḍdīrghabhājā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaḍdīrghabhāj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• bījena: with the seed syllable
• bījena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ṣaḍaṅgāni: the six limbs (Nyasa)
• ṣaḍaṅgāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaḍaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car + sam + ā (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Optative), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Brahma
• Nṛsiṁha (Nṛkeśarī)

FAQs

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

It encodes the mantra’s traditional “identity” (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā) and instructs ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa, framing Nṛsiṁha worship as a disciplined, Vedic-technical sādhanā rather than mere recitation.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through correct upāsanā-vidhi: devotion to Nṛsiṁha is strengthened by honoring the mantra’s metre, seer, deity, and by consecrating the body through nyāsa before japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (metre) is explicitly named (Paṅkti), and the verse applies mantra-śāstra procedure—ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa—showing the Narada Purana’s technical, Vedāṅga-aligned ritual methodology.