Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

स्तनयोः कंठदेशे च वामांगादिषु विन्यसेत् । वाग्भवाद्यां रतिं गुह्ये प्रीतिमत्यादिकां हृदि ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

stanayoḥ kaṃṭhadeśe ca vāmāṃgādiṣu vinyaset | vāgbhavādyāṃ ratiṃ guhye prītimatyādikāṃ hṛdi || 8 ||

Translation

Man vollziehe Nyāsa (rituelle Platzierung) auf den Brüsten, im Bereich der Kehle und an den Gliedern der linken Seite. In der geheimen Region setze man die Śakti „Rati“, beginnend mit „Vāgbhavā“, und im Herzen „Prītimatī“ und die übrigen.

Word by Word

• स्तनयोः: of the two breasts
• स्तनयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• कण्ठदेशे: in the throat-region
• कण्ठदेशे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठदेश (प्रातिपदिक) = कण्ठ + देश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वामाङ्गादिषु: in the left-limb etc. places
• वामाङ्गादिषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामाङ्गादि (प्रातिपदिक) = वाम + अङ्ग + आदि
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/assign
• विन्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाग्भवाद्याम्: Vāgbhavā and the rest (as a set)
• वाग्भवाद्याम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाग्भवाद्या (प्रातिपदिक) = वाग्भव + आद्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रतिम्: Rati
• रतिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुह्ये: in the secret part (genital region)
• गुह्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रीतिमत्यादिकाम्: Prītimatī and the rest
• प्रीतिमत्यादिकाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीतिमत्यादिका (प्रातिपदिक) = प्रीतिमती + आदिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual procedure within the Vedāṅga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches nyāsa—internalizing sacred power by ritually placing mantras/śaktis on specific body regions—so the practitioner’s body becomes a sanctified support for mantra-japa and worship.

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

By prescribing bodily and mental consecration before worship, it supports focused, reverent practice; such preparatory rites are used to steady attention and deepen devotional absorption during mantra-based pūjā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual know-how—nyāsa/vinyāsa (mantra placement) and the mapping of mantra-śaktis to bodily loci—typical of technical liturgical instruction within the text’s Vedāṅga-oriented material.