Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

पुनस्तां स्वस्थलं नीत्वा हृदिदेवं विचिंतयन् । दृष्ट्वा च मानसैर्द्रव्यैः प्रार्थयेन्मनुनामुना ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

punastāṃ svasthalaṃ nītvā hṛdidevaṃ viciṃtayan | dṛṣṭvā ca mānasairdravyaiḥ prārthayenmanunāmunā || 73 ||

Translation

Ensuite, la ramenant à son lieu juste et stable, méditant la Divinité au cœur et présentant mentalement des offrandes imaginées, qu’on prie avec ce mantra.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• ताम्: her/that (energy)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• स्व-स्थलम्: to (its) own place
• स्व-स्थलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य स्थलम् = to its own place)

• नीत्वा: having led
• नीत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) (having led)

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

• देवम्: the deity
• देवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• विचिन्तयन्: contemplating
• विचिन्तयन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+चिन्त् (धातु) → विचिन्तयत् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (while contemplating)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (having seen/visualized)

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

• मानसैः: with mental
• मानसैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (mental)

• द्रव्यैः: offerings/substances
• द्रव्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• प्रार्थयेत्: should pray
• प्रार्थयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+अर्थ् (धातु) / प्रार्थय् (णिजन्त)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should pray/request)

• मनुना: with the mantra/formula
• मनुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• अमुना: with this
• अमुना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन (instrumental: by/with this)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deva (inner deity)

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship is not limited to external materials: by placing the deity in the heart and offering mentally, the practitioner can still perform a complete, sincere prayer through mantra.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as inward remembrance—contemplating the Lord within and offering devotion through mānasa-dravya (imagined offerings), showing that heartfelt intention and mantra are central.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-application—how to sequence an act (returning to the proper place, inner visualization, then mantra-prayer), reflecting technical discipline aligned with Kalpa-style ritual method.