Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 173

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

पुनः सृष्टिस्थितिन्यासौ विधाय वैष्णवोत्तमः । मूर्तिपंजरनामानं विन्यसेत्पूर्ववत्ततः ॥ १७३ ॥

Transliteration

punaḥ sṛṣṭisthitinyāsau vidhāya vaiṣṇavottamaḥ | mūrtipaṃjaranāmānaṃ vinyasetpūrvavattataḥ || 173 ||

Translation

Luego, de nuevo, tras realizar los nyāsas de la creación y la preservación, el más excelso vaiṣṇava, devoto supremo de Viṣṇu, debe después asignar los nombres del “Mūrti-paṃjara” exactamente como antes.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• सृष्टि-स्थिति-न्यासौ: the two placements: creation and maintenance
• सृष्टि-स्थिति-न्यासौ: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थिति (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (Dvandva/itaretara), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• विधाय: having done/arranged
• विधाय: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla/Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), ‘having performed/arranged’

• वैष्णव-उत्तमः: the best Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णव-उत्तमः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मूर्ति-पंजर-नामानम्: (nyāsa) named ‘mūrtipaṃjara’
• मूर्ति-पंजर-नामानम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पंजर (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (Tatpuruṣa), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: विधेय (Vidhi/Instructional action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined repetition in ritual practice: the practitioner re-establishes cosmic principles (creation and preservation) through nyāsa, then installs a structured set of divine names (mūrti-paṃjara), aligning body, speech, and mind with Viṣṇu’s ordered presence.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as precise, reverent ritual attentiveness—placing Viṣṇu’s names and forms through nyāsa “as before,” showing steady devotion, continuity of practice, and surrender to the prescribed tradition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical application of mantra and nyāsa—procedural sequencing and correct recitation/placement—closely tied to Vedanga-style discipline (especially śikṣā for pronunciation and kalpa-like procedural order in worship).