Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

ततश्च मूलमन्त्रस्य षडङ्गानि समाचरेत् । हृदयादिचतुर्थ्यन्ते जातीः संयोज्य विन्यसेत् ॥ १४९ ॥

Transliteration

tataśca mūlamantrasya ṣaḍaṅgāni samācaret | hṛdayādicaturthyante jātīḥ saṃyojya vinyaset || 149 ||

Translation

Alors, on doit accomplir le rite ṣaḍaṅga, aux six membres, du mantra racine ; et, en commençant par le hṛdaya (cœur) jusqu’au quatrième membre, on joindra les jātis (syllabes/sons-semences) et on les déposera par le nyāsa selon la règle.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), temporal adverb (कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• mūla-mantrasya: of the root-mantra
• mūla-mantrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (निर्धारण/विशेषण-विशेष्य: ‘मूलः मन्त्रः’)

• ṣaṭ-aṅgāni: the six limbs (ancillaries)
• ṣaṭ-aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (‘षड् अङ्गानि’ = six limbs)

• samācaret: should perform/practice
• samācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (चर् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधि/आज्ञार्थ

• hṛdaya-ādi-caturthī-ante: in (the mantras) ending with the dative case, beginning with ‘hṛdaya’ etc.
• hṛdaya-ādi-caturthī-ante: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + caturthī (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचन (स्थानवाचक); समासः—तत्पुरुष (अव्ययीभाव-सदृशार्थे ‘...अन्ते’ = ‘at the end in the dative’), अर्थः: ‘हृदय-आदि-चतुर्थी-प्रत्ययान्ते (मन्त्रपदे)’

• jātīḥ: the ‘jātis’ (seed-syllable formulas)
• jātīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• saṃyojya: having joined/combined
• saṃyojya: Kriya (क्रिया-पूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√yuj (युज् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• vinyaset: should place/arrange (install)
• vinyaset: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√nyas (न्यस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-japa is supported by nyāsa: the practitioner sanctifies the body by installing the mantra’s limbs, making the sādhana inwardly ordered and ritually complete.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: the devotee honors the deity through correct mantra-limb placement (ṣaḍaṅga/nyāsa), treating the body-mind as a temple for the Lord’s mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical ritual procedure (mantra-śāstra/kalpa-style practice): ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa, a structured placement beginning at hṛdaya and proceeding through prescribed aṅgas for accurate mantra application.