Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

विदिक्षु रुक्मिणीसत्यभामे वै लक्ष्यणर्क्षजे । लोकेशान्सायुधान्बाह्ये एवं सिद्धो भवेन्मनुः ॥ ८४ ॥

Transliteration

vidikṣu rukmiṇīsatyabhāme vai lakṣyaṇarkṣaje | lokeśānsāyudhānbāhye evaṃ siddho bhavenmanuḥ || 84 ||

Translation

In the intermediate quarters one should place Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā, and also Lakṣaṇā and Arkṣajā; and on the outer perimeter one should set the Lokapālas, the world-guardians, bearing their weapons. Thus the practitioner becomes accomplished and attains siddhi.

Word by Word

• vidikṣu: in the intermediate directions
• vidikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidiś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• rukmiṇī-satyabhāme: Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā
• rukmiṇī-satyabhāme: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rukmiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + satyabhāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Avyaya (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• lakṣyaṇa-ṛkṣaje: Lakṣyaṇā and Ṛkṣajā (Jāmbavatī)
• lakṣyaṇa-ṛkṣaje: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣyaṇā (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛkṣajā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन (Dual); द्वन्द्व-समास

• lokeśān: the lords of the worlds (Lokapālas)
• lokeśān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lokeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• sa-āyudhān: armed, with weapons
• sa-āyudhān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सह-समास/सहित) = ‘with weapons’

• bāhye: in the outer (area)
• bāhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (स्थाने) ‘in the outer (circle/region)’

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• siddhaḥ: accomplished/perfected
• siddhaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhavet: would become/should become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• manuḥ: the mantra (manu)
• manuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī
• Satyabhāmā
• Lokapālas (Lokeśa)

FAQs

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

It teaches that spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) is supported by correctly mapping divine energies into space—placing auspicious divine figures in the intercardinal directions and establishing protection through the Lokapālas on the outer ring.

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

By invoking revered figures associated with the Lord’s sacred sphere (such as Rukmiṇī and Satyabhāmā) and surrounding the practice with guardians, the verse frames devotion as both loving remembrance and disciplined, protected worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Directional science used in ritual layout (dik-vinyāsa/mandala-nyāsa), closely allied to Jyotiṣa-style spatial mapping and protective placement of deities for successful rites.