Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

सदाशिवमहाप्रेतङेंतं पद्मासनं नमः । अनेन मनुना दद्यादासनं श्रीगुरुक्रमम् ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

sadāśivamahāpretaṅeṃtaṃ padmāsanaṃ namaḥ | anena manunā dadyādāsanaṃ śrīgurukramam || 67 ||

Translation

Ehrerbietung dem Lotossitz (padmāsana), der mit Sadāśiva und dem Großen Preta verbunden ist. Mit diesem Mantra soll man den Sitz darbringen gemäß der glückverheißenden Reihenfolge der Guru-Verehrung (Śrī-guru-krama).

Word by Word

• सदाशिव-महा-प्रेत-ङेंतम्: (to) the Sadāśiva–great-preta … (unclear final member)
• सदाशिव-महा-प्रेत-ङेंतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदाशिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महाप्रेत (प्रातिपदिक) + ङेंत (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभ्रंश/दुर्लभ-रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (निर्देश/विशेष्य-विशेषणभावः)

• पद्मासनम्: lotus-seat (posture/throne)
• पद्मासनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पद्मस्य आसनम्)

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambodhana/Prayojana (सम्बोधन/प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात); नमस्कारार्थक-प्रयोगः

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मनुना: with the mantra (formula)
• मनुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र/मनु (प्रातिपदिक; here ‘manu’ = mantra-formula)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give/offer
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• श्री-गुरु-क्रमम्: the revered guru-sequence/procedure
• श्री-गुरु-क्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (श्रीगुरोः क्रमः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching the ritual sequence within a technical/vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sadāśiva
• Guru (Śrī Guru)

FAQs

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

It sanctifies the act of offering an āsana (seat) as a formal upacāra, teaching that worship must follow a precise guru-krama and be empowered by mantra.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined service—honoring the deity/guru with respectful offerings (like āsana) and reciting the proper mantra as part of ordered worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-application—how a specific mantra is tied to a specific upacāra (offering of āsana) within an established worship sequence (krama).