Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 145

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

सौम्यास्या ब्रह्मतुर्याढ्या साथर्वांगिरसात्मिका । उदीचीं षट्पदा पातु षष्टितत्त्वकलात्मिका ॥ १४५ ॥

Transliteration

saumyāsyā brahmaturyāḍhyā sātharvāṃgirasātmikā | udīcīṃ ṣaṭpadā pātu ṣaṣṭitattvakalātmikā || 145 ||

Translation

Möge die sechs-schrittige göttliche Kraft (ṣaṭpadā), bienengleich—sanft von Antlitz, erfüllt vom vierten Zustand des Brahman (turīya), wesensgleich den Atharva- und Aṅgiras-Überlieferungen und gebildet aus den sechzig Tattva samt ihren Anteilen—die nördliche Richtung schützen.

Word by Word

• सौम्य-आस्या: having a gentle face
• सौम्य-आस्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य + आस्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारय—सौम्या आस्या यस्याः

• ब्रह्म-तुर्य-आढ्या: endowed with the fourth (turyā) of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-तुर्य-आढ्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म + तुर्य + आढ्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘आढ्या’ = सम्पन्ना/युक्ता; ब्रह्मतुर्येण आढ्या

• स-अथर्व-अङ्गिरस-आत्मिका: whose essence is Atharva-Aṅgiras (Atharvaveda)
• स-अथर्व-अङ्गिरस-आत्मिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अथर्व + अङ्गिरस् + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—अथर्वाङ्गिरस (अथर्ववेद-सम्बद्ध) + आत्मिका (स्वरूपा); ‘स’ उपसर्गवत् (सहितार्थे)

• उदीचीम्: the northern direction
• उदीचीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; दिशि-विशेषः (उत्तरदिक्)

• षट्पदा: having six padas/steps
• षट्पदा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्पदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगुसमास—षट् + पदा

• पातु: may (she) protect
• पातु: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षष्टि-तत्त्व-कला-आत्मिका: whose essence is the sixty principles and their parts
• षष्टि-तत्त्व-कला-आत्मिका: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्टि + तत्त्व + कला + आत्मिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्टि (६०) + तत्त्व + कला + आत्मिका (स्वरूपा)

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-protective hymn context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Atharva
• Aṅgiras

FAQs

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

It functions as a dik-rakṣā (directional protection) invocation: the northern quarter is entrusted to a transcendent, mantra-born Divine Power linked with turīya (pure consciousness) and the Atharva-Aṅgiras stream, implying protection through both ritual potency and metaphysical realization.

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

Even in a technical (Vedāṅga/mantra) section, the verse models bhakti as surrender—entrusting one’s safety to the Divine Power—while implying that true protection culminates in turīya-centered awareness (devotion aligned with higher knowledge).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Atharvavedic mantric application and a nyāsa-like mapping of divine forces to directions (dik), a practical ritual framework used for protection, consecration, and disciplined recitation.