Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 200

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

क्षौं नृसिंहरूपधारिन् ॐ क्लं श्लश्च स्वरादिकः । ष्टाङ्गविन्यासविन्यस्तमूर्तिधारिंस्ततश्च फट् ॥ २०० ॥

Transliteration

kṣauṃ nṛsiṃharūpadhārin oṃ klaṃ ślaśca svarādikaḥ | ṣṭāṅgavinyāsavinyastamūrtidhāriṃstataśca phaṭ || 200 ||

Translation

« kṣauṁ—ô Toi qui portes la forme de Nṛsiṃha; oṁ; klaṁ; śla »—en commençant par les voyelles. Ainsi la Divinité dont la forme est établie par le nyāsa aux six membres; puis l’on prononce « phaṭ ».

Word by Word

• क्षौं: the seed syllable “kṣauṃ”
• क्षौं: Sambodhana/Mantra (सम्बोधन/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षौं (अव्यय/बीजमन्त्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bīja-mantra (बीज), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• नृसिंह-रूप-धारिन्: O bearer of the form of Narasiṃha
• नृसिंह-रूप-धारिन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृसिंह (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (कृदन्त, धृ-धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; compound: नृसिंहस्य रूपं धारयति इति (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ॐ: Oṃ
• ॐ: Mantra (मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ॐ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
• Form: Praṇava (प्रणव), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• क्लं: the seed syllable “klaṃ”
• क्लं: Mantra (मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्लं (अव्यय/बीजमन्त्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bīja-mantra (बीज), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• श्लः: the seed syllable “ślaḥ”
• श्लः: Mantra (मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्लः (अव्यय/बीजमन्त्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bīja-mantra (बीज), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• स्वर-आदिकः: beginning with vowels (etc.)
• स्वर-आदिकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; compound: स्वराः आदयः यस्य/यत्र (तत्पुरुष)

• षट्-अङ्ग-विन्यास-विन्यस्त-मूर्ति-धारिन्: (him) who bears a form arranged with the six-limbed nyāsa
• षट्-अङ्ग-विन्यास-विन्यस्त-मूर्ति-धारिन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + विन्यास (प्रातिपदिक) + विन्यस्त (कृदन्त, नि+अस्/स्था-धातु, past participle sense) + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (कृदन्त, धृ-धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; multi-member determinative compound: षडङ्गविन्यासेन विन्यस्ता मूर्तिः यस्य सः (समास-प्रयोग)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• फट्: phaṭ (mantric utterance)
• फट्: Mantra (मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: फट् (अव्यय/मन्त्र-निपात)
• Form: Mantric exclamation (मन्त्र-निपात), indeclinable (अव्यय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Nārada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Nṛsiṃha (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It encodes a protective Nṛsiṃha invocation using bīja-syllables and nyāsa, indicating that devotion is strengthened by disciplined mantra-vidhi and inner installation of the deity’s form.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused remembrance and invocation of Nṛsiṃha, supported by ritual precision (nyāsa and seed-syllables) so the devotee’s body-mind becomes a seat of Viṣṇu’s presence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) is implied by “svarādikaḥ” (vowel-based sequence) and correct utterance of mantra-syllables; ritual application is shown through ṣaḍaṅga/‘six-limbed’ nyāsa and the use of “phaṭ” for protection.