Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

मातृकोक्तस्थले माया तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान् । चतुर्थीनमसायुक्तान्प्रथमो न्यास ईरितः ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

mātṛkoktasthale māyā tṛtīyakrodhapūrvakān | caturthīnamasāyuktānprathamo nyāsa īritaḥ || 40 ||

Translation

An der von der Mātṛkā bezeichneten Stelle soll man im nyāsa die Silbe „māyā“ setzen. Und die Silben, die mit „krodha“ beginnen, als dritte Reihe, verbinde man mit der Dativ-Endung (caturthī) und dem Wort „namaḥ“. Dies wird als der erste nyāsa verkündet.

Word by Word

• मातृकोक्तस्थले: in the place stated in the Mātr̥kā (instruction)
• मातृकोक्तस्थले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका+उक्त+स्थल (प्रातिपदिक; उक्त = √वच् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (loc. sg.)—‘मातृकया उक्ते स्थले’

• माया: Māyā
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान्: preceded by the third (syllable) ‘krodha’
• तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय+क्रोध+पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण—(कान्) ‘तृतीय(ाक्षर)क्रोधेन पूर्वकान्’

• चतुर्थीनमसा: with the ‘namaḥ’ in the fourth (dative) form
• चतुर्थीनमसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी+नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instr. sg.)—‘चतुर्थी-विभक्त्या नमसा’ (with ‘namaḥ’ in dative-form usage)

• युक्तान्: joined/combined
• युक्तान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘(तान्) युक्तान्’

• प्रथमः: the first
• प्रथमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘न्यासः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• न्यासः: nyāsa
• न्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ईरितः: is declared/said
• ईरितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरित (प्रातिपदिक; √ईर्/√इर् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘उक्तः/प्रोक्तः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Matrika
• Maya
• Krodha

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-power is stabilized through nyāsa—formally ‘installing’ sacred syllables onto prescribed bodily/ritual locations—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit vessel for worship and concentration.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by structuring worship: the use of “namaḥ” (salutation) frames the practice in surrender, making mantra-recitation an act of reverence rather than mere technique.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights precise mantra-application rules—case-usage (caturthī/dative), correct joining of syllables, and prescribed placements—reflecting the discipline of śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (grammar) as they inform ritual correctness.