Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

चक्रमुद्रा भवेदेषा नृहरेः सन्निधौ मता । चक्रमुद्रा तथा कृत्वा तर्जनीभ्यां तु मध्यमे ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

cakramudrā bhavedeṣā nṛhareḥ sannidhau matā | cakramudrā tathā kṛtvā tarjanībhyāṃ tu madhyame || 43 ||

Translation

Ceci est tenu pour la Cakra-mudrā en la présence de Nṛhari (Seigneur Narasiṃha). Ayant ainsi formé la Cakra-mudrā, qu’on la place au milieu avec les deux index (selon la prescription).

Word by Word

• चक्रमुद्रा: the ‘cakra-mudrā’
• चक्रमुद्रा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चक्रस्य मुद्रा)

• भवेत्: should be/is
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should be/becomes)

• एषा: this
• एषा: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नृहरेः: of Nṛhari (Narasimha)
• नृहरेः: सम्बन्ध (Ṣaṣṭhī/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी एकवचन (gen. sg.); समासः नृ + हरि

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• मता: is considered
• मता: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘considered/held to be’

• चक्रमुद्रा: the cakra-mudrā
• चक्रमुद्रा: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्र + मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (acc. sg.) (understood as object of ‘कृत्वा’)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus/in that manner)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Pūrvakriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• तर्जनीभ्याम्: with the two index fingers
• तर्जनीभ्याम्: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्जनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया द्विवचन (instr. du.)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोध (particle)

• मध्यमे: in the middle
• मध्यमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचन (loc. sg.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Nṛhari (Narasiṃha)

FAQs

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

It sanctifies a specific ritual hand-gesture (Cakra-mudrā) as an authorized way to honor Nṛhari, emphasizing correct bodily discipline as a support for focused devotion in the deity’s presence.

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

Bhakti is expressed not only through emotion but through precise, reverential worship—forming the prescribed mudrā becomes a physical act of surrender and attentive remembrance before Nṛhari.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure (prayoga)—the correct formation and placement of a mudrā used in pūjā, reflecting the text’s Book 1.3 focus on applied sacred sciences and regulated worship.