Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

उरोमात्रोदके स्थित्वा ध्यायन्मार्तंडमंडले । स्थितां देवीं प्रतिदिनं त्रिसहस्रं जपेन्मनुम् ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

uromātrodake sthitvā dhyāyanmārtaṃḍamaṃḍale | sthitāṃ devīṃ pratidinaṃ trisahasraṃ japenmanum || 106 ||

Translation

Standing in water up to the chest and meditating upon Mārtāṇḍa’s solar orb, one should daily worship the Goddess abiding there and repeat the mantra three thousand times.

Word by Word

• उरोमात्रोदके: in water up to the chest
• उरोमात्रोदके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस् + मात्रा + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; समासः—(उरः-मात्र) इति तत्पुरुषः + उदके इति; अर्थः ‘उरःपर्यन्त-उदके’

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी

• ध्यायन्: meditating
• ध्यायन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तः (Present active participle/शतृ), परस्मैपदी; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्ग (implied subject)

• मार्तण्डमण्डले: in the solar disc
• मार्तण्डमण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्तण्ड + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मार्तण्डस्य मण्डले)

• स्थिताम्: standing, abiding
• स्थिताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; देवीं इति विशेष्येण सह

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• प्रतिदिनम्: daily
• प्रतिदिनम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययम् (adverb)

• त्रिसहस्रम्: three thousand (times)
• त्रिसहस्रम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (त्रीणि सहस्राणि) परिमाणवाचकः

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• मनुम्: the mantra
• मनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्‍त्र/मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचनम्; अत्र ‘मनु’ = मन्त्रः (mantra)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Mārtāṇḍa (Surya)
• Devī

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined sadhana combining bodily purification (standing in water), focused dhyana on the solar mandala, and a fixed japa-count, presenting concentration and regularity as the core of efficacy.

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

Bhakti is expressed as daily, repeated remembrance—meditating on the Sun as a divine locus and worshipping the Devi dwelling there—turning devotion into a measurable, consistent practice (three thousand japa).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights technical ritual discipline—niyama in japa (fixed count) and dhyana on a celestial locus (solar mandala), aligning with Vedanga-style precision used in time-based and deity-based observances.