Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

यादीन्सचंद्रानुञ्चार्य ङेतं च वह्निमंडलम् । नाभ्यादिपादपर्यंतं न्यसेद्वह्निमनुस्मरन् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

yādīnsacaṃdrānuñcārya ṅetaṃ ca vahnimaṃḍalam | nābhyādipādaparyaṃtaṃ nyasedvahnimanusmaran || 12 ||

Translation

Après avoir prononcé les syllabes commençant par « ya » avec l’appoint lunaire (candra), ainsi que la syllabe « ṅe », qu’il visualise le cercle d’Agni, le maṇḍala du feu (vahni-maṇḍala), puis accomplisse le nyāsa du nombril jusqu’aux pieds, en méditant sans cesse sur le principe du feu.

Word by Word

• यादीन्: the ‘ya’ group (semivowels etc.)
• यादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘ya’-series (letters beginning with ya)

• स-चन्द्र: together with the lunar (adjunct)
• स-चन्द्र: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण: ‘with the moon (adjunct)’

• अनुच्चार्य: having pronounced
• अनुच्चार्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + चर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having uttered/after pronouncing’

• ङेतम्: the mantra-form ‘ṅeta’
• ङेतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ङेत (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वह्नि-मण्डलम्: the fire-disc
• वह्नि-मण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वह्नेः मण्डलम्’

• नाभि-आदि-पाद-पर्यन्तम्: from the navel up to the feet
• नाभि-आदि-पाद-पर्यन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण: ‘up to the feet, beginning from the navel’

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (पाठे ‘न्यसेद्’ = sandhi before voiced consonant)

• वह्निम्: fire
• वह्निम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अनुस्मरन्: remembering
• अनुस्मरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘while remembering’

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Agni (Vahni)
• Chandra (as 'candra' adjunct in mantra-phonetics)

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined inner-ritual (nyāsa) where correct mantra-sound and visualization of Agni purify and energize the lower body region, making the practitioner fit for further mantra and worship procedures.

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

While primarily technical, it supports bhakti practice by teaching bodily and mental sanctification—placing mantra with steady remembrance (anusmaraṇa) so worship becomes focused, reverent, and uninterrupted.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-phonetics and correct utterance (a Śikṣā-like concern) along with ritual application (nyāsa), showing how sound-units and visualization are operationalized in Narada Purana rituals.