Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

तदंतेऽपि च मूलं स्यान्नमोंऽतं मातृकास्थले । क्षांतं विन्यस्य मूलेन व्यापकं रचयेत्सुधीः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tadaṃte'pi ca mūlaṃ syānnamoṃ'taṃ mātṛkāsthale | kṣāṃtaṃ vinyasya mūlena vyāpakaṃ racayetsudhīḥ || 11 ||

Translation

At the end of that as well, the root bīja should be placed; and in the seat of the Mātṛkās one should place the ending “namoṃ”. Having installed “kṣāṃ” together with the root, the wise practitioner should then perform the all‑pervading (vyāpaka) arrangement of nyāsa.

Word by Word

• तत्-अन्ते: at the end of that
• तत्-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; ‘at its end/thereafter’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle): ‘also/even’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• मूलम्: the root (mantra)
• मूलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; ‘the root (mantra)’

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नमः-अन्तम्: ending with “namaḥ”
• नमः-अन्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपातवत्) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘मूलम्’; ‘ending with “namaḥ”’

• मातृका-स्थले: in the Mātrikā section/place
• मातृका-स्थले: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; ‘in the Mātrikā-place/section’

• क्षाम्-अन्तम्: ending with “kṣām”
• क्षाम्-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षाम् (बीज/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘ending with “kṣām”’ (as a mantra element)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prerequisite action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); ‘having placed/assigned’

• मूलेन: with the root (mantra)
• मूलेन: Karana (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; ‘by/with the root (mantra)’

• व्यापकम्: the all-pervading (nyāsa)
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद—‘the all-pervading (nyāsa)’

• रचयेत्: should arrange/construct
• रचयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; ‘good/intelligent person’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Matrika

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-nyāsa: sanctifying the practitioner and the rite by installing seed-syllables (bījas) and Mātrikā placements so the mantra becomes ‘all-pervading’ (vyāpaka) in one’s body and ritual space.

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

By prescribing ‘namoṃ’ (obeisance) and disciplined mantra-installation, it frames devotion as reverent worship supported by precise ritual method—bhakti expressed through correct vidhi and inner consecration.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā/phonetics and mantra-application: the use of Mātrikā-sthāna (phoneme grid), bīja syllables like ‘kṣāṃ’, and structured nyāsa (vyāpaka) as a technical procedure.