Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

शिवशक्त्यभिधे न्यासं चतुर्थे तु समाचरेत् । त्रिबीजपूर्वकान्न्यस्येत्षट्शिवाञ्छक्तिसंयुतान् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

śivaśaktyabhidhe nyāsaṃ caturthe tu samācaret | tribījapūrvakānnyasyetṣaṭśivāñchaktisaṃyutān || 49 ||

Translation

Im vierten Verfahren soll man den Nyāsa namens „Śiva–Śakti“ vollziehen. Man setze die Mantras beginnend mit den drei Bīja‑Silben und lege danach die sechs Śiva nieder, die mit Śakti vereint sind.

Word by Word

• śiva-śakti-abhidhe: in the (mantra) designation of Śiva-Śakti
• śiva-śakti-abhidhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष (शिवशक्त्याः अभिधा/अभिधे = 'in the name/designation of Śiva-Śakti')

• nyāsam: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• nyāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• caturthe: in the fourth (stage/place)
• caturthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal used substantively ('in the fourth')

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• tri-bīja-pūrvakān: having three seed-syllables in front
• tri-bīja-pūrvakān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष (त्रीणि बीजानि पूर्वकानि येषाम्)

• nyasyet: should place (perform nyāsa)
• nyasyet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• ṣaṭ-śivān: the six Śivas
• ṣaṭ-śivān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; द्विगु (षट् शिवाः)

• śakti-saṃyutān: joined with Śakti
• śakti-saṃyutān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; past participle (क्त) 'joined'; तत्पुरुष (शक्त्या संयुताः)

Speaker

Narada (instructional discourse in a technical/ritual section; traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches a disciplined method of mantra-installation (nyāsa), emphasizing the integration of Śiva with Śakti—power and consciousness—so the practitioner’s body and mind become a fit vessel for mantra-sādhana.

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

Though technical, it frames devotion as precise worship through embodied practice: reverence is expressed by correctly installing sacred powers (Śiva–Śakti) rather than treating worship as merely emotional.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technology: sequencing a rite (the ‘fourth’ step), using bīja-mantras, and performing nyāsa—skills aligned with applied mantra-vidhi within the Purana’s technical (Vedanga-like) material.