Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

आद्यं बीजं च हृच्छक्तिर्विनियोगोऽखिलाप्तये । षड्दीर्घभाजा बीजेन षडंगानि समाचरेत् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

ādyaṃ bījaṃ ca hṛcchaktirviniyogo'khilāptaye | ṣaḍdīrghabhājā bījena ṣaḍaṃgāni samācaret || 8 ||

Translation

La première syllabe est le bīja ; la puissance du cœur (hṛcchakti) doit être mise en œuvre, et le viniyoga indiqué est l’obtention de tous les fruits. Avec ce bīja—pourvu de six voyelles longues—qu’on accomplisse selon la règle le rite aux six membres (ṣaḍaṅga).

Word by Word

• ādyam: first/primary
• ādyam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• bījam: seed-syllable
• bījam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• hṛt-śaktiḥ: heart-power (inner energy)
• hṛt-śaktiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd/hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘हृदः शक्तिः’)

• viniyogaḥ: application/assignment (ritual employment)
• viniyogaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viniyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• akhila-āptaye: for attaining everything
• akhila-āptaye: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक) + āpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘अखिलस्य आप्तिः’ → ‘अखिलाप्तिः’)

• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-bhājā: one possessing six long (syllables/lengthenings)
• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-bhājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhājin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (‘षड् दीर्घान् भजते’ = having six long vowels/lengthenings)

• bījena: by/with the seed (syllable)
• bījena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: the six limbs (ancillaries)
• ṣaṭ-aṃgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + aṃga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वकः)

• samācaret: should perform/practice
• samācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames mantra-practice as a disciplined, goal-oriented sādhana: the bīja is identified, the inner force (hṛcchakti) is invoked, and the viniyoga clarifies the intended fruit—then the practitioner seals the practice through ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing a reverent method of mantra-japa and nyāsa—channeling devotion through correct application (viniyoga) and inner concentration in the heart (hṛcchakti).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure—viniyoga and ṣaḍaṅga (aṅga-nyāsa) as applied mantra-science, aligning recitation with prescribed phonetics/structure (notably the mention of dīrgha vowels) and correct ritual deployment.