Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

षडाधाराब्जमध्ये तु चक्रं संछित्य पूजयेत् । चंद्रचंदनकस्तूरीमृगनाभिमहोदयैः ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍādhārābjamadhye tu cakraṃ saṃchitya pūjayet | caṃdracaṃdanakastūrīmṛganābhimahodayaiḥ || 51 ||

Translation

Dann, nachdem man das heilige Cakra im Lotus der sechs Stützen (der sechs inneren Zentren) eingesetzt hat, soll man es mit Gaben wie Kampfer, Sandelholz, Moschus, mṛganābhi (Hirschduft) und anderen erlesenen Wohlgerüchen verehren.

Word by Word

• षट्-आधार-अब्ज-मध्ये: in the middle of the lotus of the six supports (chakras)
• षट्-आधार-अब्ज-मध्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘षडाधाराणां अब्जम्’ इति तत्पुरुष, तस्य मध्ये (locative)

• तु: indeed / but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (emphasis/contrast)

• चक्रम्: a circle/mandala (chakra)
• चक्रम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• संछित्य: having drawn/inscribed (lit. having cut)
• संछित्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā/Anterior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + √छिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having cut/inscribed/formed’

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• चन्द्र-चन्दन-कस्तूरी-मृगनाभि-महोदयैः: with (items such as) camphor, sandalwood, musk, civet/musk from deer (mṛganābhi), and excellent fragrances
• चन्द्र-चन्दन-कस्तूरी-मृगनाभि-महोदयैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक) + कस्तूरी (प्रातिपदिक) + मृगनाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective list)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual teaching section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana Chakra
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches inner worship: the cakra is installed and honored within the six subtle supports (inner lotuses), indicating that devotion and protection are to be established in one’s own embodied spiritual centers, not only in external ritual.

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

Bhakti is expressed through reverent upāsanā—installing the Lord’s symbol (the cakra) and offering pure, sattvic fragrances, showing loving attention, purity, and disciplined worship directed to Viṣṇu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual procedure: installation (saṃsthāpana) and pūjā with prescribed upacāras (offerings), emphasizing correct materials and method—typical of technical, practice-oriented Narada Purana instruction.