Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

नवयोन्यात्मके यन्त्रे विलिखेन्मध्ययोनितः । प्रादक्षिण्येन बीजानि त्रिवारं साधकोत्तमः ॥ ५८ ॥

Transliteration

navayonyātmake yantre vilikhenmadhyayonitaḥ | prādakṣiṇyena bījāni trivāraṃ sādhakottamaḥ || 58 ||

Translation

On a yantra made of nine “yonis” (petal-like compartments), the foremost sādhaka should inscribe the seed-syllables (bīja) three times, beginning from the central yoni and proceeding clockwise.

Word by Word

• नव-योन्यात्मके: in the nine-womb-constituted
• नव-योन्यात्मके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘यन्त्रे’ इति

• यन्त्रे: in the diagram/yantra
• यन्त्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• विलिखेत्: should inscribe/draw
• विलिखेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मध्य-योनितः: from the central yoni
• मध्य-योनितः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे

• प्रादक्षिण्येन: clockwise (by circumambulation order)
• प्रादक्षिण्येन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रादक्षिण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करणार्थे

• बीजानि: seed-syllables
• बीजानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• त्रिवारम्: three times
• त्रिवारम्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• साधक-उत्तमः: the best practitioner
• साधक-उत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching the technical procedure within the Vedanga/ritual-yantra context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, auspicious order in mantra-practice: beginning from the center (source) and moving clockwise (prādakṣiṇa) aligns the practitioner’s act of inscription with sacred orientation and ritual correctness.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing careful, reverent preparation for worship—inscribing bīja-mantras in an auspicious sequence is presented as a devotee’s precise offering (upacāra) through correct ritual conduct.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and mantra-application: the rule of prādakṣiṇa (clockwise auspicious movement), structured yantra layout (nine compartments), and repetition count (threefold inscription) as a standardized method of practice.