Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

सद्यादिह्रस्वबीजाद्यान्वस्तव्या भूतसप्रभाः । अंगानि विन्यसेत्पश्चाज्जातियुक्तानि षट् क्रमात् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

sadyādihrasvabījādyānvastavyā bhūtasaprabhāḥ | aṃgāni vinyasetpaścājjātiyuktāni ṣaṭ kramāt || 10 ||

Translation

Man vollziehe Nyāsa: Man setze die kurzen Bīja-Silben, beginnend mit „sadya“, sowie die strahlenden, den Elementen zugeordneten Mantras; danach ordne man die sechs Aṅga der Reihe nach an, jedes begleitet von seiner passenden Jāti.

Word by Word

• सद्यादि-ह्रस्व-बीज-आद्यान्: the (mantras/seed-syllables) beginning with ‘sadya’, short seeds, etc.
• सद्यादि-ह्रस्व-बीज-आद्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्यादि + ह्रस्व + बीज + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आद्य-शब्देन ‘आदि’), ‘सद्यादि’ इत्यादि-समूहः

• वस्तव्याः: are to be placed
• वस्तव्याः: Karya/Vidhi (विधेय/आज्ञार्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/विधेय) — ‘वस्तव्य’ (gerundive/तव्यत्-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be placed)

• भूत-स-प्रभाः: having the radiance of the elements
• भूत-स-प्रभाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत + स + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (‘भूत’ + ‘प्रभा’), ‘स’ = सह/युक्त (with)

• अङ्गानि: the limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘विन्यस्यति’ = to place/arrange

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रम-वाचक अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• जाति-युक्तानि: endowed with (their) classes/types
• जाति-युक्तानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाति + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः; ‘युक्त’ = endowed/connected

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (अव्ययवत्) द्वितीया-बहुवचनार्थे ‘अङ्गानि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• क्रमात्: in order, sequentially
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-न्यायेन प्रयोगः; ‘क्रमात्’ = क्रमशः (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual/vedāṅga procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined mantra-practice: inner and outer purification is approached through orderly nyāsa—installing seed-syllables and the six mantra-limbs so the practitioner’s body-mind becomes fit for sacred recitation and worship.

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

Although technical, the procedure supports bhakti by preparing the devotee for focused japa and pūjā; correct nyāsa steadies attention and channels devotion into a structured, reverent practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-application of mantra science in the Vedāṅga/technical stream—especially nyāsa, bīja usage, and the ṣaḍaṅga (six-limbed) arrangement performed in a precise sequence (krama).