Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

चन्द्राक्षिवेदपञ्चर्णैः समस्तेनांगकल्पनम् । मूर्ध्नि भाले दृशोरास्ये गले दोर्हृदये पुनः ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

candrākṣivedapañcarṇaiḥ samastenāṃgakalpanam | mūrdhni bhāle dṛśorāsye gale dorhṛdaye punaḥ || 75 ||

Translation

Avec l’ensemble complet de la formule à cinq syllabes—« candra, akṣi, veda » (c’est-à-dire le mantra pañcārṇa)—on doit accomplir la pose (aṅga-kalpanā/nyāsa) sur les membres : sur la tête, sur le front, sur les yeux, sur la bouche, sur la gorge, sur les bras, puis de nouveau sur le cœur.

Word by Word

• candra-akṣi-veda-pañca-arṇaiḥ: with (the groups) ‘candra’, ‘akṣi’, ‘veda’, and the five syllables
• candra-akṣi-veda-pañca-arṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदik) + akṣi (प्रातिपदik) + veda (प्रातिपदik) + pañca (प्रातिपदik) + arṇa (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga/collective, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (Instrumental/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; samāhāra-dvandva-like listing of syllable-groups; ‘with the (syllables) candra, akṣi, veda, pañca-arṇa’

• samastena: with the combined (whole)
• samastena: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; agrees with implied ‘mantrena/varṇena’ (by the whole/combined)

• aṅga-kalpanam: placement/arrangement on the limbs
• aṅga-kalpanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदik) + kalpana (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: aṅgānāṃ kalpanam (arrangement on limbs)

• mūrdhni: on the head
• mūrdhni: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrdhan (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Ekavacana

• bhāle: on the forehead
• bhāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāla (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• dṛśoḥ: in/on the two eyes
• dṛśoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛś (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī vibhakti (Locative/सप्तमी), Dvivacana (dual)

• āsye: in the mouth/face
• āsye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• gale: on the throat
• gale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gala (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• doḥ: on the two arms
• doḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣ/dor (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī, Dvivacana (dual); Vedic/epic form doḥ = bāhu (arm)

• hṛdaye: in the heart
• hṛdaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Saptamī, Ekavacana

• punaḥ: again, further
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb (kriyāviśeṣaṇa) meaning repetition/again

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context; dialogue framed with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches a disciplined upāsanā practice: sanctifying one’s body through mantra-nyāsa so the practitioner becomes a fit vessel for worship and inner concentration.

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

By prescribing bodily and mental alignment through mantra placement, it supports steady remembrance and reverent worship—practical aids that deepen devotional absorption.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application of mantra (nyāsa/aṅga-kalpanā): a technical procedure used in upāsanā where syllables are assigned to specific limbs to structure meditation and worship.