Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

एवं विलिखिते यंत्रे पीठशक्तीः प्रपूजयेत् । इच्छा ज्ञाना क्रिया चैव कामिनी कामदायिनी ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ vilikhite yaṃtre pīṭhaśaktīḥ prapūjayet | icchā jñānā kriyā caiva kāminī kāmadāyinī || 20 ||

Translation

Ist das Yantra so gezeichnet, soll man die Pīṭha-Śakti ordnungsgemäß verehren: Icchā (Wille), Jñānā (Erkenntnis), Kriyā (Handlung) sowie Kāminī und Kāmadāyinī, die wunscherfüllende Kraft.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• विलिखिते: in the inscribed/drawn
• विलिखिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + लिख् (धातु) → विलिखित (कृदन्त)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘having been drawn/inscribed’

• यन्त्रे: in the yantra
• यन्त्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• पीठ-शक्तीः: the pīṭha-powers (seat-deities)
• पीठ-शक्तीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पीठस्य शक्तयः)

• प्रपूजयेत्: should worship
• प्रपूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्ग: प्र-

• इच्छा: (goddess) Icchā (Will)
• इच्छा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञाना: (goddess) Jñānā (Knowledge)
• ज्ञाना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (नामरूपेण)

• क्रिया: (goddess) Kriyā (Action)
• क्रिया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/just)

• कामिनी: (goddess) Kāminī
• कामिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• काम-दायिनी: bestower of desires
• काम-दायिनी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + दायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कामं ददाति इति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Pīṭha-Śaktis
• Icchā-Śakti
• Jñāna-Śakti
• Kriyā-Śakti
• Kāminī
• Kāmadāyinī

FAQs

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

It teaches that a yantra is not merely a diagram; it becomes effective through worship of the presiding Śaktis—Will, Knowledge, and Action—so the practitioner aligns intention, understanding, and disciplined performance.

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

Even within technical ritual (yantra-vidhi), the verse emphasizes reverent pūjā—devotional honoring of divine powers—showing that ritual efficacy is grounded in sincere worship and inner alignment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual-technology: correct construction of a yantra and the prescribed sequence of honoring its presiding energies—an example of technical liturgical procedure within the Purāṇic transmission of sacred sciences.