Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

शेषाक्षरैः समानीतं धरागेहविराजितम् । तद्यंत्रं स्थापितप्राणं पीतसूत्रेण वेष्टयेत् ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

śeṣākṣaraiḥ samānītaṃ dharāgehavirājitam | tadyaṃtraṃ sthāpitaprāṇaṃ pītasūtreṇa veṣṭayet || 107 ||

Translation

Nachdem man es mit den übrigen Silben vervollständigt hat, sodass es auf der Erde und im Haus erstrahlt, soll man dieses Yantra—nachdem man ihm Prāṇa, die Lebenskraft, eingesetzt hat—mit einem gelben Faden umwinden.

Word by Word

• śeṣa-akṣaraiḥ: with the remaining letters
• śeṣa-akṣaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śeṣa+akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (śeṣaiḥ akṣaraiḥ = with the remaining letters)

• samānītam: brought together/arranged
• samānītam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samānīta (कृदन्त; √nī नी धातु, उपसर्ग sam-ā-)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with tadyaṃtram

• dharā-geha-virājitam: shining on the ground/house
• dharā-geha-virājitam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharā+geha+virājita (कृदन्त; √rāj राज् धातु, उपसर्ग vi-)
• Form: Past participle/PPP sense 'adorned/shining'; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (dharāyāṃ gehe vā virājitam = shining on the ground/house)

• tad-yaṃtram: that yantra/diagram
• tad-yaṃtram: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad+yaṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (that yantra)

• sthāpita-prāṇam: consecrated (with life installed)
• sthāpita-prāṇam: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthāpita+prāṇa (कृदन्त; √sthā स्था धातु, causative √sthāp)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहिः (yasya prāṇāḥ sthāpitāḥ = whose life-breaths are स्थापित; i.e., consecrated/ensouled)

• pīta-sūtreṇa: with a yellow thread
• pīta-sūtreṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīta+sūtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—कर्मधारयः (pītaṃ sūtram = yellow thread)

• veṣṭayet: should wrap
• veṣṭayet: Kriyā (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √veṣṭ (वेष्ट् धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhiliṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that a yantra is not merely a diagram: it becomes ritually effective only after proper akṣara-structure (mantric syllables) and prāṇa-sthāpana (vitalization), then sealed/secured by an auspicious binding (yellow thread).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverent ritual service—treating the sacred implement as a living support for worship after prāṇa-pratiṣṭhā, rather than as a decorative object.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-akṣara arrangement and ritual procedure (prayoga)—a technical discipline aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision in sound/letters and consecration steps used in applied sacred rites.