Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86

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

Devanagari script

मणिपूरे शंखचक्रगदापंकजधारिणे । सश्रिये षट्सहस्रं च विष्णवे विनिवेदयेत् ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

maṇipūre śaṃkhacakragadāpaṃkajadhāriṇe | saśriye ṣaṭsahasraṃ ca viṣṇave vinivedayet || 86 ||

Translation

Au centre Maṇipūra (nombril), qu’on offre six mille (récitations/oblations) au Seigneur Viṣṇu, porteur de la conque, du disque, de la massue et du lotus, avec Śrī (Lakṣmī).

Word by Word

• मणिपूरे: in the Maṇipūra (chakra)
• मणिपूरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिपूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative); एकवचन

• शंख-चक्र-गदा-पंकज-धारिणे: to the bearer of conch, discus, mace, and lotus
• शंख-चक्र-गदा-पंकज-धारिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + पंकज (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative); एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (शंखचक्रगदापंकजानि धारयति इति)

• स-श्रिये: together with Śrī (Lakṣmī) / to (him) with Śrī
• स-श्रिये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—सह/स-उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (श्रिया सह)

• षट्-सहस्रम्: six thousand
• षट्-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative); एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (षट् सहस्राणि = 6000)

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

• विष्णवे: to Viṣṇu
• विष्णवे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative); एकवचन

• विनिवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• विनिवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√विद् (धातु) [वेदयति-प्रयोगः, causative of √विद्/√विद्(ज्ञाने) → वेदयति ‘to make known/offer’]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; सकर्मक

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-application context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Lakshmi (Shri)

FAQs

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

It links inner worship (focused at the Maṇipūra/navel center) with devotion to Viṣṇu’s iconic form, emphasizing disciplined, counted offering (six thousand) dedicated to Viṣṇu along with Śrī (Lakṣmī).

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

Bhakti is expressed as reverent dedication (vinivedayet) to Viṣṇu’s attributes (conch, discus, mace, lotus) and to Śrī, showing worship as loving offering supported by steady practice and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual discipline through precise enumeration (ṣaṭsahasra) and correct dedication of an offering—skills associated with procedural competence in Vedic practice (prayoga-style instruction).