Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

प्रोक्तोऽयं मण्डलन्यासो महातेजोविधायकः । आदिठांतार्णपूर्वं ङेंनमोंतं सोममण्डलम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

prokto'yaṃ maṇḍalanyāso mahātejovidhāyakaḥ | ādiṭhāṃtārṇapūrvaṃ ṅeṃnamoṃtaṃ somamaṇḍalam || 13 ||

Translation

Ainsi a été enseigné ce maṇḍala-nyāsa, pratique qui confère une grande radiance spirituelle. Le Soma-maṇḍala doit être disposé en commençant par le son-graine initial, précédé de la suite syllabique indiquée, et s’achevant par le mantra qui se termine par « namo ».

Word by Word

• प्रोक्तः: said/declared
• प्रोक्तः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; past passive participle used predicatively

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मण्डलन्यासः: placement/nyāsa of the maṇḍala
• मण्डलन्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मण्डलस्य न्यासः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महातेजोविधायकः: bestowing great radiance/power
• महातेजोविधायकः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक) + विधायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (महत्तेजः विधत्ते/करोति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjective qualifying मण्डलन्यासः

• आदि-ठान्त-आर्ण-पूर्वम्: (set) beginning with … up to ṭha, with āṇa preceding
• आदि-ठान्त-आर्ण-पूर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ठान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-विशेषण (आदि…ठान्त…आर्ण…पूर्वम् इति क्रम-निर्देशः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; adverbial-accusative sense ‘as beginning with…’

• ङें-नमो-तं: the mantra-syllables ‘ṅeṃ namo taṃ’
• ङें-नमो-तं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: (बीज/मन्त्रपद) ङें + नमो + तं
• Form: मन्त्रपद (mantric syllables); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; quoted formula as object of placement

• सोममण्डलम्: the lunar (Soma) circle/maṇḍala
• सोममण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सोमस्य मण्डलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It frames maṇḍala-nyāsa as a tejas-producing discipline—ritual “installation” that concentrates mantra-power and inner radiance through precise placement and recitation.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent upāsanā: the practice culminates in a “namo”-ending mantra, signaling surrender and worshipful orientation even within technical ritual procedure.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes phoneme-order and mantra-structure (varṇa/akṣara sequencing and mantra endings), reflecting applied śikṣā/vyākaraṇa-style precision in ritual recitation and nyāsa.