Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

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

Devanagari script

वामांगे शक्तियुक्ताय विद्याधिपतये सुधीः । वृषारूढाय रुद्राय षट्सहस्रं निवेदयेत् ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

vāmāṃge śaktiyuktāya vidyādhipataye sudhīḥ | vṛṣārūḍhāya rudrāya ṣaṭsahasraṃ nivedayet || 88 ||

Translation

Que le pratiquant avisé offre six mille (selon le compte prescrit) à Rudra : uni à Śakti sur son flanc gauche, seigneur du savoir sacré, et monté sur le taureau.

Word by Word

• वाम-अङ्गे: in the left side
• वाम-अङ्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (वामं अङ्गं = left side)

• शक्ति-युक्ताय: to the one endowed with power (Śakti)
• शक्ति-युक्ताय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शक्त्या युक्तः)

• विद्या-अधिपतये: to the lord of knowledge
• विद्या-अधिपतये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः अधिपतिः)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (कर्ता); ‘सुधी’ इति गुणवाचक-नाम

• वृष-आरूढाय: to the bull-mounted (one)
• वृष-आरूढाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वृषे आरूढः)

• रुद्राय: to Rudra
• रुद्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• षट्-सहस्रम्: six thousand
• षट्-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• निवेदयेत्: should offer
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√विद् (धातु) [वेदयति-प्रयोगः, causative]
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It frames Rudra-upāsanā through precise dhyāna (iconic identifiers like Śakti on the left and bull-mount) and a fixed numerical discipline (“six thousand”), emphasizing focused devotion guided by ritual exactness.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive worship: the devotee contemplates Rudra’s form and qualities and then offers a measured, sustained act (a counted offering/japa), showing devotion stabilized by regular practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse highlights procedural discipline central to Kalpa (ritual application): specifying deity-identification (dhyāna markers) and a concrete count (ṣaṭ-sahasra) for the offering/japa as part of a regulated rite.