Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

गीमाद्यं च भुवर्लोकं कंठांतं नाभितो न्यसेत् । स्वर्लोकं चैव गूमाद्यं कंठदिमस्तकावधि ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

gīmādyaṃ ca bhuvarlokaṃ kaṃṭhāṃtaṃ nābhito nyaset | svarlokaṃ caiva gūmādyaṃ kaṃṭhadimastakāvadhi || 9 ||

Translation

On doit placer par nyāsa le Bhuvar‑loka, commençant par « gī », depuis le nombril jusqu’à l’extrémité de la gorge. Et de même le Svar‑loka, commençant par « gū », depuis la gorge jusqu’au sommet de la tête.

Word by Word

• गीम्-आद्यम्: (the mantra) beginning with “gīm”
• गीम्-आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीम् (बीज/प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘गीम्-आदि’ = beginning with “gīm”

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• भुवः-लोकम्: Bhuvarloka
• भुवः-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवः (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘भुवर्लोक’ = Bhuvarloka

• कण्ठ-अन्तम्: up to the throat
• कण्ठ-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘भुवर्लोकम्’ इत्यस्य; ‘up to the throat’

• नाभितः: from the navel (region)
• नाभितः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from/starting at the navel’

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्वः-लोकम्: Svarloka
• स्वः-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वः (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘स्वर्लोक’ = Svarloka

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• गूम्-आद्यम्: (the mantra) beginning with “gūm”
• गूम्-आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गूम् (बीज/प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘गूम्-आदि’ = beginning with “gūm”

• कण्ठ-आदि-मस्तक-अवधि: from the throat up to the head
• कण्ठ-आदि-मस्तक-अवधि: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘from the throat up to the head’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical nyāsa/śikṣā procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches a nyāsa-based contemplation where cosmic realms (Bhuvar and Svar) are internalized on the practitioner’s body, making the recitation a disciplined, embodied meditation rather than mere sound.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by refining mantra-practice: careful nyāsa steadies attention and purity, helping the devotee maintain one-pointed remembrance during worship and japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Śikṣā (phonetics and correct mantra-application) is emphasized through a precise ritual mapping (nyāsa) of syllabic units and lokas onto specific bodily regions.