Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

कुमार्या पेषयेत्तानि मंत्रेणाथाभिमंत्र्य च । विदद्ध्यात्तिलकं तेन दर्शनाद्वशयेज्जनान् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

kumāryā peṣayettāni maṃtreṇāthābhimaṃtrya ca | vidaddhyāttilakaṃ tena darśanādvaśayejjanān || 40 ||

Translation

Diese Zutaten soll eine unverheiratete Jungfrau zerreiben; dann, nachdem man sie mit dem Mantra geweiht hat, trage man damit ein Tilaka auf die Stirn auf. Schon durch bloßes Gesehenwerden würde er Menschen unter seinen Einfluss bringen.

Word by Word

• कुमार्या: by/with a maiden (virgin girl)
• कुमार्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• पेषयेत्: should have (them) ground
• पेषयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; causative sense in usage: "should cause to grind"

• तानि: those (ingredients)
• तानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): sequence/then

• अभिमन्त्र्य: having enchanted (them)
• अभिमन्त्र्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund, -त्वा/ल्यप्): "having consecrated/enchanted"; from √मन्त्र् with अभि-

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): and

• विदध्यात्: should apply/prepare
• विदध्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• तिलकम्: a tilaka mark
• तिलकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• तेन: by that/with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular)

• दर्शनात्: from (its) sight; by seeing
• दर्शनात्: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• वशयेत्: should subdue/attract
• वशयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्; causative sense in usage: "should bring under control"

• जनान्: people
• जनान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a mantra-prayoga principle: substances become ritually efficacious through purity of preparation (kumārī) and empowerment (abhimantrana), culminating in a tilaka used as a visible, consecrated mark.

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

Indirectly: tilaka is a public sign of religious observance and consecration; while this verse emphasizes influence through ritual power, in a broader bhakti setting tilaka functions as an outward emblem of dedication and sacred identity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga and ritual procedure—specifically abhimantrana (consecrating by mantra-recitation) and the disciplined preparation of materials, reflecting applied ritual science within the Vedanga-oriented section.