Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41

Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama

Devanagari script

न्यासं समाचरेन्मंत्री पृथगेव करांगयोः । विन्यस्य हृदये तारं भूः शिरस्यथ विन्यसेत् ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

nyāsaṃ samācarenmaṃtrī pṛthageva karāṃgayoḥ | vinyasya hṛdaye tāraṃ bhūḥ śirasyatha vinyaset || 41 ||

Translation

El conocedor de mantras debe realizar Nyāsa por separado en las manos y las extremidades. Colocando la sílaba Oṃ en el corazón, luego debe colocar Bhūḥ en la cabeza.

Word by Word

• nyāsam: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• nyāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada; 3rd Person, Singular

• mantrī: the mantra-practitioner
• mantrī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphasis particle (निपात)

• kara-aṅgayoḥ: of the hands and limbs
• kara-aṅgayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन); द्वन्द्व-समासः (karau ca aṅge ca)

• vinyasya: having placed
• vinyasya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-as (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), having placed

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• tāram: the praṇava (Oṃ)
• tāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; here ‘tāra’ = praṇava/Oṃ

• bhūḥ: ‘bhūḥ’
• bhūḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūḥ (व्याहृति-शब्द)
• Form: Mantra-utterance/व्याहृति used as quoted syllable (अव्ययवत् प्रयोग)

• śirasi: on the head
• śirasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• atha: then
• atha: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Sequential particle (निपात)

• vinyaset: should place
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Parasmaipada; 3rd Person, Singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches nyāsa as a method of sanctifying the body as a seat of mantra—placing ‘tāra’ in the heart and ‘bhūḥ’ on the head aligns inner devotion and higher intention before japa or worship.

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

By prescribing mantra-nyāsa, it frames devotion as disciplined worship: the devotee internalizes the sacred sound in the heart and offers the mind (head) to the divine through ritual remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual science (kalpa) through the structured nyāsa sequence and the technical use of mantra units like ‘tāra’ and the vyāhṛti ‘bhūḥ’ in practice.