Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

चन्द्रा ग्निवेदषड्रामनेत्रदिग्बाहुभूमितान् । विभक्तान्मन्त्रवर्णांश्च क्रमात्स्थानेषु विन्यसेत् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

candrā gnivedaṣaḍrāmanetradigbāhubhūmitān | vibhaktānmantravarṇāṃśca kramātsthāneṣu vinyaset || 30 ||

Translation

Qu’on dispose successivement, à leurs places propres, les syllabes du mantra, divisées et attribuées à la Lune, au Feu, aux Veda, aux six membres, à Rāma, aux yeux, aux directions, aux bras et à la terre.

Word by Word

• candrān: the (syllables/letters named) ‘candra’
• candrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• agni-veda-ṣaṭ-rāma-netra-dik-bāhu-bhūmi-tān: (the letters named) agni, veda, six, rāma, eye, direction, arm, earth, and ‘tān’
• agni-veda-ṣaṭ-rāma-netra-dik-bāhu-bhūmi-tān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni + veda + ṣaṭ + rāma + netra + dik + bāhu + bhūmi + tān (प्रातिपदिक-सङ्घात)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); samāhāra-dvandva/itaretara-dvandva sense: a list of mantra-varṇas designated by these names

• vibhaktān: divided, distinguished
• vibhaktān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi√bhaj (धातु) + kta (कृत्) → vibhakta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृत), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• mantra-varṇān: the mantra-syllables/letters
• mantra-varṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: mantrāṇāṃ varṇāḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• kramāt: in sequence, step by step
• kramāt: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययभाव), ‘in order/stepwise’

• sthāneṣu: in the places/locations
• sthāneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vinyaset: should place/assign
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√nyas (धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical Vedanga/ritual context, in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Agni
• Vedas
• Rama
• Dik (Directions)
• Bhumi (Earth)

FAQs

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

It presents nyāsa as a disciplined sacralization of the body/space: mantra-syllables are mapped onto cosmic principles (Moon, Fire, directions, earth), aligning the practitioner’s rite with the ordered universe.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing careful mantra-application; correct placement (vinyāsa) becomes an act of reverent attention that steadies the mind for devotional worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical procedure: sequential mantra-syllable placement (nyāsa/vinyāsa) using prescribed loci—an applied discipline related to mantra-śāstra and the Vedāṅga-oriented sciences of correct recitation and ritual order.