Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

हयमारद्वयेनैव हृदि मूर्ध्नि तथा पुनः । पद्मद्वयं च विधिवत्ततः शीर्षे समर्पयेत् ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

hayamāradvayenaiva hṛdi mūrdhni tathā punaḥ | padmadvayaṃ ca vidhivattataḥ śīrṣe samarpayet || 56 ||

Translation

Using only the pair of “Hayamāra” mantric syllables, one should place them in the heart and then again upon the crown of the head; thereafter, according to the proper rule, one should duly offer the pair of “Padma” (lotus-mantras) upon the head.

Word by Word

• हयमार-द्वयेन: with the pair of hayamāra-flowers
• हयमार-द्वयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमार (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वयेन = by the pair)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head/crown
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• पद्म-द्वयम्: a pair of lotuses
• पद्म-द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction), अव्यय

• विधिवत्: according to rule/properly
• विधिवत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb), अव्यय

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thereafter/from there), अव्यय

• शीर्षे: on the head
• शीर्षे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्षन्/शीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन

• समर्पयेत्: should offer/place
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (instructional passage within a technical/ritual teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined internalization of mantra through prescribed placement (heart and crown), aligning devotion with precise Vedic procedure (vidhivat) so the practice becomes both inward (hṛd) and consecratory (śiras).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverent worship: offering/assigning mantras to vital spiritual centers (heart and head) makes devotion embodied and focused rather than merely verbal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural rigor typical of ritual science—rule-governed application (vidhivat) akin to kalpa/ritual method and mantra-usage discipline, emphasizing correct sequence and placement (nyāsa).