Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

ङेंतं हृदादिपादान्तं विन्यसेत्सुसमाहितः । अग्रीषोमात्मको न्यासः कथितः सर्वसिद्धिदः ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

ṅeṃtaṃ hṛdādipādāntaṃ vinyasetsusamāhitaḥ | agrīṣomātmako nyāsaḥ kathitaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ || 15 ||

Translation

Avec une concentration parfaite, on doit placer (les syllabes du mantra) depuis le cœur jusqu’aux pieds. Ce nyāsa, de nature Agni et Soma, est déclaré dispensateur de toutes les réussites spirituelles.

Word by Word

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

• हृद्-आदि-पाद-अन्तम्: (extending) from the heart to the feet
• हृद्-आदि-पाद-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास-विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘from the heart etc. up to the feet’

• विन्यसेत्: should place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सु-समाहितः: well-collected/concentrated (person)
• सु-समाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + समाहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; adjective used substantively ‘one who is well-concentrated’

• अग्नि-षोम-आत्मकः: of the nature of Agni and Soma
• अग्नि-षोम-आत्मकः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + सोम (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अग्निषोमयोः आत्मकः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying न्यासः

• न्यासः: nyāsa/placement
• न्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कथितः: is described
• कथितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; predicative with न्यासः

• सर्वसिद्धिदः: granting all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिदः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सर्वाः सिद्धीः ददाति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; qualifying न्यासः

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual context; Vedanga/Mantra-vidhi section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Soma

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra is not only recited but ritually embodied through nyāsa—installing sacred sound in the practitioner’s limbs—so the practice becomes an integrated yogic and ritual discipline that leads to successful spiritual attainments.

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

While primarily technical, it supports bhakti-sādhana by prescribing a concentrated, reverent bodily practice that steadies the mind and makes mantra-japa and worship more effective and inwardly absorbed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi and nyāsa procedure—how to assign mantra-syllables to specific body locations (from heart to feet), and the ritual doctrine of balancing Agni (fiery, activating) and Soma (cooling, nourishing) principles in practice.