Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

आद्यं द्वितीयं करयोस्तार्तीयमुभयं न्यसेत् । मूलाधारे हृदि न्यस्य भूयो बीजत्रयं क्रमात् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

ādyaṃ dvitīyaṃ karayostārtīyamubhayaṃ nyaset | mūlādhāre hṛdi nyasya bhūyo bījatrayaṃ kramāt || 46 ||

Translation

He should place the first and the second seed-mantras upon the two hands, and the third upon both (hands together). Then, having placed them at the mūlādhāra and at the heart, he should again install the triad of seed-mantras in due order.

Word by Word

• आद्यम्: the first (seed)
• आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (प्रथमं बीजम् इत्यर्थः)

• द्वितीयम्: the second (seed)
• द्वितीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करयोः: of the two hands
• करयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन

• तार्तीयम्: the third (seed)
• तार्तीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उभयम्: both; in both (hands)
• उभयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उभय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (उभयत्र/द्वयोः मध्ये)

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मूलाधारे: in the Mūlādhāra
• मूलाधारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मूलस्य आधारः); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

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

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund/absolutive) ‘having placed’; अव्ययप्रयोग

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

• बीजत्रयम्: the triad of seeds
• बीजत्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास (त्रयाणि बीजानि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in order/stepwise)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual procedure within Vedanga/Mantra practice context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It prescribes nyāsa—ritual installation of mantra-power—showing that inner worship is stabilized by placing seed-mantras in specific loci (hands, mūlādhāra, heart) and repeating them in a deliberate sequence.

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

Although technical, the method supports bhakti by sanctifying the body as an instrument of worship; ordered nyāsa helps the devotee concentrate the mind and offer mantra-japa with steadiness and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights practical mantra-vidhi: kara-nyāsa (hand placement), internal nyāsa at mūlādhāra and hṛd (heart), and kramāt (precise sequencing), a hallmark of technical ritual instruction.