Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

संयोगयोगपद्मांते पीठाय हृदयांतिमः । षड्विंशदक्षरः पीठमंत्रोऽनेनासनं दिशेत् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

saṃyogayogapadmāṃte pīṭhāya hṛdayāṃtimaḥ | ṣaḍviṃśadakṣaraḥ pīṭhamaṃtro'nenāsanaṃ diśet || 42 ||

Translation

At the close of the Saṃyoga‑yoga Padma formula, one should add the final syllable of the Hṛdaya‑mantra for the pīṭha. This pīṭha‑mantra, of twenty‑six syllables, is used to assign and consecrate the ritual seat (āsana).

Word by Word

• saṃyoga-yoga-padmānte: at the end of the lotus of union-yoga
• saṃyoga-yoga-padmānte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyoga (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + padma-anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (निर्देश/अधिकरणार्थ)

• pīṭhāya: for the seat (pīṭha)
• pīṭhāya: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular; प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदानार्थ

• hṛdaya-antimaḥ: the final (one) in the heart
• hṛdaya-antimaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + antima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हृदयस्य अन्तिमः)

• ṣaḍ-viṃśat-akṣaraḥ: twenty-six-syllabled
• ṣaḍ-viṃśat-akṣaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; संख्यापूर्वक-समासः—द्विगुः; विशेषणम् (मन्त्रस्य)

• pīṭha-mantraḥ: the pīṭha-mantra
• pīṭha-mantraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पीठस्य मन्त्रः)

• anena: by this
• anena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; सर्वनाम; करणार्थ

• āsanam: the seat/āsana
• āsanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्म

• diśet: should assign/indicate
• diśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: diś (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a technical Vedanga/mantra-ritual context, in dialogue tradition with the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that even the practitioner’s seat (āsana) is ritually sacralized through a specific pīṭha-mantra, emphasizing precision and purity in upāsanā and mantra-sādhana.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: devotion is supported by correct mantra-vidhi—preparing a consecrated seat becomes part of honoring the deity with due ritual order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-śāstra style procedure: mantra formation by appending a defined element (hṛdaya-antima) and the use of a syllable-counted mantra (ṣaḍviṃśadakṣara) for ritual application such as āsana designation.