Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

श्रियं ह्रियं धृतिं पुष्टिं कोणपत्रेषु पूजयेत् । दन्तच्छदेषु नृहरींस्तावतः पूजयेत्क्रमात् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

śriyaṃ hriyaṃ dhṛtiṃ puṣṭiṃ koṇapatreṣu pūjayet | dantacchadeṣu nṛharīṃstāvataḥ pūjayetkramāt || 7 ||

Translation

Śrī, Hrī, Dhṛti und Puṣṭi soll man auf den Eckblättern verehren. Auf den äußeren, zahnartigen Vorsprüngen verehre man danach die Narasiṃhas in gleicher Anzahl, der rechten Reihenfolge gemäß.

Word by Word

• श्रियम्: Śrī (prosperity/goddess)
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पूजयेत् इति क्रियायाः कर्म

• ह्रियम्: modesty/shame (personified)
• ह्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पूजयेत् इति क्रियायाः कर्म

• धृतिम्: steadfastness
• धृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुष्टिम्: nourishment/prosperity
• पुष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कोणपत्रेषु: on the corner-petals
• कोणपत्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कोणस्य पत्रम्)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दन्तच्छदेषु: on the tooth-coverings (tooth-like segments)
• दन्तच्छदेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दन्तानां छदः/आवरणम्)

• नृहरीन्: Nṛhari-s (forms of Narasiṃha)
• नृहरीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; पूजयेत् इति क्रियायाः कर्म; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृणां हरिः)

• तावतः: as many (that many)
• तावतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; नृहरीन् इति विशेषणम् (so many/as many)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = 'in order/stepwise'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sri
• Hri
• Dhrti
• Pusti
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner virtues (Śrī, Hrī, Dhṛti, Puṣṭi) are ritually installed in specific locations of a worship-diagram, showing that devotion is supported by cultivated qualities and disciplined, ordered worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as krama-pūjā—methodical worship where divine aspects and attendant forms (Narasiṃhas) are honored in their proper places, emphasizing reverence, order, and completeness in Vishnu-upāsanā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure: precise placement of devatās on petals/outer projections of a mandala (a practical application aligned with Kalpa—ritual science—within the Narada Purana’s technical teachings).