Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

ध्यात्वा कृष्णपदं मत्री मंडलादिष्टमाप्नुयात् । धारोष्णपक्कपयसा नवनीतं दधीनि च ॥ १३० ॥

Transliteration

dhyātvā kṛṣṇapadaṃ matrī maṃḍalādiṣṭamāpnuyāt | dhāroṣṇapakkapayasā navanītaṃ dadhīni ca || 130 ||

Translation

Nachdem man das heilige Mantra, das mit den Füßen Kṛṣṇas verbunden ist, in Meditation vergegenwärtigt hat, erlangt der Übende die von der Maṇḍala (rituellen Vorschrift) bestimmte Frucht. Und als Darbringung soll man Navanīta (frische Butter) und Dahi (Sauermilch) verwenden, bereitet aus Milch, die gekocht wurde, solange sie noch warm und fließend ist.

Word by Word

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund): having meditated

• कृष्ण-पदम्: Kṛṣṇa’s abode/feet
• कृष्ण-पदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘कृष्णस्य पदम्’ (the state/abode/feet of Kṛṣṇa); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मत्री: the practitioner/ritualist
• मत्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन (agent noun: one who performs mantra/rites)

• मण्डल-आदिष्टम्: that which is prescribed by the maṇḍala
• मण्डल-आदिष्टम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + आदिष्ट (कृदन्त, √दिश्) (समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: ‘मण्डलेन आदिष्टम्’ (prescribed by the maṇḍala/diagram); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the result/attainment)

• आप्नुयात्: should attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धार-उष्ण-पक्क-पयसा: with hot freshly-cooked milk
• धार-उष्ण-पक्क-पयसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार (प्रातिपदिक) + उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्क (कृदन्त, √पच्) + पयस (प्रातिपदिक) (समास)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘धारया उष्णं पक्कं पयः’ (milk cooked while hot/streaming); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन

• नवनीतम्: butter
• नवनीतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवनीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दधीनि: curds
• दधीनि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, consistent with Book 1.3 Vedanga-oriented material)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Krishna

FAQs

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

It links inner practice (meditation on Kṛṣṇa’s sacred ‘pada’/mantra) with outer ritual correctness (the maṇḍala’s prescribed method), teaching that devotion and precise procedure together conduce to the intended spiritual result.

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

Bhakti is expressed as focused remembrance/meditation on Kṛṣṇa’s feet (kṛṣṇa-pada), supported by respectful offerings—showing devotion as both contemplation and reverent service.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical know-how: following a maṇḍala-based prescription and specifying suitable offering substances (fresh butter and curds from warm-prepared milk), i.e., procedural precision typical of applied Vedic ritual science.