Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

मंत्रेण पुटितां तां च गायत्रीं विन्यसेत्क्रमात् । मातृकापुटितं मूलं विन्यसेत्साधकोत्तमः ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

maṃtreṇa puṭitāṃ tāṃ ca gāyatrīṃ vinyasetkramāt | mātṛkāpuṭitaṃ mūlaṃ vinyasetsādhakottamaḥ || 35 ||

Translation

Dann soll der vortreffliche Übende der Reihe nach die Nyāsa jener durch das Mantra versiegelten (pūṭita) Gāyatrī vollziehen; und er soll auch das Wurzel-Mantra (mūla-mantra), durch die Mātṛkā — die Buchstaben — versiegelt, mittels Nyāsa einsetzen.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• पुटिताम्: enclosed; wrapped
• पुटिताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुटित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पुट् (धातु))
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• गायत्रीम्: the Gāyatrī (mantra)
• गायत्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• क्रमात्: in sequence; step by step
• क्रमात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभ/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण: पञ्चमी-एकवचन (ablative used adverbially) ‘क्रमात्’ = in order, sequentially

• मातृका-पुटितम्: enclosed by/with the mātṛkā (letters)
• मातृका-पुटितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + पुटित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पुट् (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘मातृकया पुटितम्’/‘मातृकाभिः पुटितम्’)

• मूलम्: the root (mantra)
• मूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• साधक-उत्तमः: the best practitioner
• साधक-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (‘उत्तमः साधकः’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Gayatri
• Matrika

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice becomes effective when the practitioner ritually empowers (puṭita) and internalizes the mantra through nyāsa, making the body-mind a fit locus for the deity-power of Gāyatrī and the root-mantra.

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

Although technical, it supports devotional practice by prescribing disciplined, reverent installation of sacred sound—treating Gāyatrī and the bīja as divine presences to be approached with order, purity, and focused remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-vidhi: the use of Mātrikā (letters) and sequential nyāsa as a technical method of correct sound-structure, empowerment, and ritual application.