Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

दोःपन्मूलेषु नासायां प्रथमावृत्तिरीरिता । गले नाभौ हृदि कुचपार्श्वपृष्टेषु तत्पराः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

doḥpanmūleṣu nāsāyāṃ prathamāvṛttirīritā | gale nābhau hṛdi kucapārśvapṛṣṭeṣu tatparāḥ || 10 ||

Translation

The first cycle (āvṛtti) is declared at the roots of the arms and at the nose. Those intent on this placement apply it at the throat, the navel, the heart, and also at the sides of the breasts, the flanks, and the back.

Word by Word

• दोः-पन्-मूलेषु: at the roots of the arms (and hands)
• दोः-पन्-मूलेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष्/दोः (प्रातिपदिक ‘arm’) + पन् (प्रातिपदिक; uncertain, likely ‘pāṇi/hand’ variant in ms) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locus ‘at the roots of the arms/hand-joints’ (reading dependent on recension)

• नासायाम्: in/on the nose
• नासायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• प्रथमा-आवृत्तिः: the first cycle/repetition
• प्रथमा-आवृत्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथमा (प्रातिपदिक) + आवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय ‘प्रथमा आवृत्तिः’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ईरिता: is declared
• ईरिता: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईरित (कृदन्त; √ईर्-प्रेरणे/उच्चारणे)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) passive sense ‘is stated/declared’

• गले: in the throat
• गले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• नाभौ: in the navel
• नाभौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (वैकल्पिक रूप ‘हृदि’)

• कुच-पार्श्व-पृष्टेषु: on the breasts, sides, and back
• कुच-पार्श्व-पृष्टेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुच (प्रातिपदिक) + पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (त्रिपद) in locative plural; सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; ‘on the breasts, sides, and back’

• तत्-पराः: intent on that (focused thereon)
• तत्-पराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय ‘तस्मिन् पराः’ = intent on that; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (instructing Narada in a technical discipline within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It frames a disciplined, repeatable method (āvṛtti) tied to specific bodily loci, suggesting that correct placement and focused repetition refine the practitioner’s inner steadiness and efficacy of practice.

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

While technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing regulated repetition and concentration—tools that stabilize attention so devotion can become continuous rather than scattered.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A Shiksha-like emphasis on methodical “cycles” of practice and precise points of application—practical discipline that complements mantra recitation, breath/voice control, and ritual performance.