Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra

Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana

Devanagari script

कोणेष्वर्चेन्निवृत्त्याद्यास्तेजोरूपाः कलाः क्रमात् । विघ्नेश्वराननन्ताद्यान्पत्रेषु परितो यजेत् ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

koṇeṣvarcennivṛttyādyāstejorūpāḥ kalāḥ kramāt | vighneśvarānanantādyānpatreṣu parito yajet || 99 ||

Translation

In den Ecken (des Altars/Diagramms) soll man der Reihe nach die strahlenden Kalās verehren, beginnend mit Nivṛtti. Ringsum, auf den umgebenden Blättern (Blütenblättern), soll man Vighneśvara und die anderen verehren, beginnend mit Ananta.

Word by Word

• कोणेषु: in the corners
• कोणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• अर्चेत्: should worship
• अर्चेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should worship)

• निवृत्त्याद्याः: (those) beginning with Nivṛtti
• निवृत्त्याद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवृत्ति + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘आद्य’ = starting with (nivṛtti etc.)

• तेजोरूपाः: of radiant form
• तेजोरूपाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस् + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (having the form of radiance)

• कलाः: parts; energies; kalās
• कलाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• क्रमात्: in sequence; gradually
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-अर्थे पञ्चमी-रूपेण अव्ययीभूतम् (adverb: in order/gradually)

• विघ्नेश्वरान्: Vighneśvaras (lords/removers of obstacles)
• विघ्नेश्वरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन

• अनन्ताद्यान्: beginning with Ananta
• अनन्ताद्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (beginning with Ananta etc.)

• पत्रेषु: on/in the leaves (petals)
• पत्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• परितः: all around
• परितः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परितः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/अव्यय-प्रयोगः, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: all around)

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should worship)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual sequence, typical of Vedanga/kalpa-style instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Nivṛtti
• Vighneśvara
• Ananta

FAQs

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

It teaches ordered worship: the practitioner first establishes the radiant kalās (powers) in the corners, then honors protective/attendant deities around the mandala—showing that inner spiritual forces and outer guardianship must be harmonized for a rite to bear fruit.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence—worshiping each divine aspect in its proper place and sequence, beginning with obstacle-removal (Vighneśvara) and extending to cosmic support (Ananta), so devotion becomes steady and unobstructed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual science): it specifies spatial placement (corners, petals) and sequential order (kramāt) for devatā-nyāsa and pūjā within a yantra/lotus-style worship arrangement.