Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

वामांगे शक्तियुक्ताय विद्याधिपतये सुधीः । वृषारूढाय रुद्राय षट्सहस्रं निवेदयेत् ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

vāmāṃge śaktiyuktāya vidyādhipataye sudhīḥ | vṛṣārūḍhāya rudrāya ṣaṭsahasraṃ nivedayet || 88 ||

Translation

The wise practitioner should offer six thousand (as the prescribed count) to Rudra—who bears Śakti on his left side, who is the lord of sacred knowledge, and who rides the bull.

Word by Word

• वाम-अङ्गे: in the left side
• वाम-अङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (वामं अङ्गं = left side)

• शक्ति-युक्ताय: to the one endowed with power (Śakti)
• शक्ति-युक्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शक्त्या युक्तः)

• विद्या-अधिपतये: to the lord of knowledge
• विद्या-अधिपतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः अधिपतिः)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (कर्ता); ‘सुधी’ इति गुणवाचक-नाम

• वृष-आरूढाय: to the bull-mounted (one)
• वृष-आरूढाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वृषे आरूढः)

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• षट्-सहस्रम्: six thousand
• षट्-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• निवेदयेत्: should offer
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु) [वेदयति-प्रयोगः, causative]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames Rudra-upāsanā through precise dhyāna (iconic identifiers like Śakti on the left and bull-mount) and a fixed numerical discipline (“six thousand”), emphasizing focused devotion guided by ritual exactness.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive worship: the devotee contemplates Rudra’s form and qualities and then offers a measured, sustained act (a counted offering/japa), showing devotion stabilized by regular practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights procedural discipline central to Kalpa (ritual application): specifying deity-identification (dhyāna markers) and a concrete count (ṣaṭ-sahasra) for the offering/japa as part of a regulated rite.