Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

आधारदेशेऽधिष्ठाने नाभौ पश्चादनाहते । कंठदेशे भ्रवोर्मध्ये बिंदौ भूयः कला पदोः ॥ १२१ ॥

Transliteration

ādhāradeśe'dhiṣṭhāne nābhau paścādanāhate | kaṃṭhadeśe bhravormadhye biṃdau bhūyaḥ kalā padoḥ || 121 ||

Translation

In der Region des Ādhāra (Stütze), am Sitz namens Adhiṣṭhāna; am Nabel; далее im Anāhata (Herz); in der Kehlengegend; zwischen den Augenbrauen; im Bindu (feiner Punkt); und wiederum in der Kalā an den Füßen—so soll der Yogin das Gewahrsein der rechten Reihenfolge nach setzen.

Word by Word

• आधारदेशे: in the region of the Ādhāra
• आधारदेशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: आधारस्य देशः

• अधिष्ठाने: in the Adhiṣṭhāna
• अधिष्ठाने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नाभौ: in the navel
• नाभौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• पश्चात्: after/then
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक अव्यय (after/behind)

• अनाहते: in the Anāhata
• अनाहते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाहत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (चक्रस्थानवाचक)

• कण्ठदेशे: in the throat-region
• कण्ठदेशे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: कण्ठस्य देशः

• भ्रुवोः: of the two eyebrows
• भ्रुवोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• बिन्दौ: in the bindu/point
• बिन्दौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक/अधिक्यवाचक अव्यय (again/further/more)

• कला: Kalā (a name/phase)
• कला: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पदोः: of the two feet/steps
• पदोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/technical-yoga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It outlines a dhāraṇā-map of inner concentration points—from base and navel through heart, throat, brow-center, and bindu—indicating a disciplined ascent of awareness used for purification and liberation-oriented meditation.

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

Though primarily yogic/technical, it supports bhakti by stabilizing mind and prāṇa; such steadiness makes japa, remembrance of Vishnu, and one-pointed devotion more continuous and less distracted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, methodical instruction akin to Śikṣā/discipline of practice: precise placement of attention (dhāraṇā) across defined subtle loci, showing the Narada Purana’s structured approach to yogic technique within its broader dharma teaching.