Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor

Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma

Devanagari script

सदा मञ्चित्तसदने विधेहि भवदासनम् । इति स्तुत्वा गुरुं भक्त्या परां देवीं विचिंतयेत् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

sadā mañcittasadane vidhehi bhavadāsanam | iti stutvā guruṃ bhaktyā parāṃ devīṃ viciṃtayet || 9 ||

Translation

„Errichte stets Deinen Sitz im Tempel meines Geistes.“ Nachdem man so den Guru in Bhakti gepriesen hat, soll man sodann die Höchste Göttin betrachten.

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: कालाधिकरण (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• मत्-चित्त-सदने: in the abode of my mind
• मत्-चित्त-सदने: अधिकरण (स्थान/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मम चित्तस्य सदनम्)

• विधेहि: establish / place
• विधेहि: क्रिया (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

• भवत्-आसनम्: your seat
• भवत्-आसनम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: भवतः आसनम्)

• इति: thus
• इति: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• स्तुत्वा: having praised
• स्तुत्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; having praised

• गुरुम्: the guru
• गुरुम्: कर्म (Object of ‘having praised’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular; विशेषणम् (qualifies ‘देवीम्’)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate
• विचिन्तयेत्: क्रिया (Predicate action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: वि-

Speaker

Narada (instructional voice within the teaching sequence attributed to the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Parā Devī

FAQs

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

It teaches an inward form of worship: the seeker invites the revered presence to be seated in the mind itself, then proceeds from guru-veneration to direct contemplation of the Supreme Devī—showing inner devotion as the core of sādhana.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent praise (stuti) of the Guru and a heartfelt inner offering—making the mind a sanctum—culminating in focused remembrance (vicintana) of the Supreme Goddess.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a technical Vedāṅga rule, the verse emphasizes a practical discipline used alongside Vedic learning: dhyāna (contemplative focus) and guru-upāsanā as a method to internalize sacred knowledge and stabilize the mind for higher realization.