Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

शीर्षकं दक्श्रवे नासा कपोलहनवो मुखम् । कंठांसपार्श्वहृद्द्वोषः क्रोडंनाभिश्च बास्तिकाः ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

śīrṣakaṃ dakśrave nāsā kapolahanavo mukham | kaṃṭhāṃsapārśvahṛddvoṣaḥ kroḍaṃnābhiśca bāstikāḥ || 92 ||

Translation

La tête, l’oreille droite, le nez, les joues et les mâchoires, et la bouche; la gorge, les épaules, les flancs, le cœur et l’espace entre les sourcils; le ventre, le nombril et la vessie—telles sont les parties du corps ici énumérées.

Word by Word

• शीर्षकम्: head (region)
• शीर्षकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्षक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• दक्ष-श्रवे: in/at the right ear
• दक्ष-श्रवे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्षश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; locative singular; components: दक्ष + श्रवस्

• नासा: nose
• नासा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular

• कपोल-हनवः: cheeks and jaws
• कपोल-हनवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपोल + हनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; nominative dual; itaretara-dvandva: कपोलौ + हनू

• मुखम्: mouth/face
• मुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• कण्ठ-अंस-पार्श्व-हृद्-द्वोषः: throat, shoulders, sides, heart and chest-region
• कण्ठ-अंस-पार्श्व-हृद्-द्वोषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ + अंस + पार्श्व + हृद् + द्वोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular; samāhāra/collective listing of body-parts

• क्रोडम्: bosom/lap (torso region)
• क्रोडम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• नाभिः: navel
• नाभिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बस्तिकाः: bladder/urinary region (bastis)
• बस्तिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बस्तिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; nominative plural

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It supports a discipline of inner contemplation by systematically naming bodily regions, helping the seeker cultivate awareness, restraint, and detachment—foundational for Moksha-dharma practice.

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

By refining attention and purity through bodily awareness, the practitioner becomes fit for steady remembrance and inward worship, which strengthens single-pointed devotion to the Lord.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It most closely aligns with Śikṣā-style precision and yogic/ritual mapping of the body used in upāsanā; it is not a grammar or astrology instruction, but a practical aid for focused recitation and contemplation.