Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

एवं ध्यात्वार्पयेद्धीमान्वह्न्यर्केषु विभागशः । मूलाधारे वादिसांतबीजयुक्ते चतुर्दले ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ dhyātvārpayeddhīmānvahnyarkeṣu vibhāgaśaḥ | mūlādhāre vādisāṃtabījayukte caturdale || 81 ||

Translation

Ayant ainsi médité, le pratiquant avisé doit, selon les justes divisions, déposer les énergies/mantras invoqués en Agni et dans le Soleil. Qu’il les place aussi dans le Mūlādhāra, le lotus à quatre pétales, muni des syllabes-semences allant de «va» à «sa».

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having meditated’

• अर्पयेत्: should offer/dedicate
• अर्पयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्पय्/अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• धीमान्: the wise one
• धीमान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; गुणवाचक—‘wise (person)’

• वह्नि-अर्केषु: in (the loci of) fire and sun
• वह्नि-अर्केषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन; ‘in fire and sun (places/centers)’

• विभागशः: according to divisions
• विभागशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विभागशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/क्रमवाचक (adverb: ‘according to division/stepwise’)

• मूलाधारे: in the mūlādhāra
• मूलाधारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mūlasya ādhāraḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (particle of alternative)

• आदिसान्तबीजयुक्ते: endowed with seed-syllables from the beginning to the end
• आदिसान्तबीजयुक्ते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + सान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: समास (निर्देशात्मक-तत्पुरुष); ‘आदि…सान्त…बीजैः युक्तः’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग?—सप्तमी, एकवचन (मूलाधारे इति अधिकरणे विशेषणम्)

• चतुर्दले: in the four-petalled (lotus)
• चतुर्दले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगुसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘in the four-petalled (lotus)’

Speaker

Narada (instructional passage in the Vedanga/technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches an internalized ritual (nyāsa-like placement) where meditation is completed by assigning mantra-energies into cosmic supports (Agni and Sūrya) and into the practitioner’s own subtle center (Mūlādhāra), integrating outer worship with inner yogic practice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused, reverent offering—‘arpayet’—performed not only externally but also within the body through contemplative placement, turning disciplined meditation into an act of sacred dedication.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical ritual methodology—stepwise ‘vibhāgaśaḥ’ procedure and mantra-bīja application—typical of Vedāṅga-adjacent praxis (mantra usage, ritual sequencing, and meditative installation).