Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

कोणेष्वकुंशमालिख्य मालामंत्रेण वेष्टयेत् । तत्सर्वं वेष्टयेद्यंत्रवलयत्रितयेन च ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

koṇeṣvakuṃśamālikhya mālāmaṃtreṇa veṣṭayet | tatsarvaṃ veṣṭayedyaṃtravalayatritayena ca || 66 ||

Translation

Dans les angles, qu’on dessine le signe de l’ankuśa (aiguillon de maîtrise) sans crochet; qu’on l’enveloppe du Mantra de la Guirlande (Mālā-mantra), puis qu’on encercle le tout par les trois anneaux concentriques du yantra.

Word by Word

• कोणेषु: in the corners
• कोणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अकुंशम्: the ‘akuṃśa’ mark/symbol
• अकुंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकुंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार), द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; (यन्त्र-चिह्नविशेष)

• आलिख्य: having drawn
• आलिख्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√लिख् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• माला-मन्त्रेण: by/with the mālā-mantra
• माला-मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वेष्टयेत्: should wrap/encircle
• वेष्टयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेष्ट्/√वेष्टय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: all of it
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• वेष्टयेत्: should encircle
• वेष्टयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वेष्ट्/√वेष्टय् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• यन्त्र-वलय-त्रितयेन: with the triple ring of the yantra
• यन्त्र-वलय-त्रितयेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वलय (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual exposition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It presents a precise yantra-consecration step: the diagram is not merely drawn, but ritually “sealed” by mantra-encirclement, indicating that spiritual efficacy arises from the union of form (yantra) and sound (mantra).

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

Even in technical rites, the verse emphasizes mantra-centered practice—devotional focus is maintained by wrapping the ritual form with sacred recitation, turning technique into reverent, attentive worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science: the procedural layout of a yantra (corners and rings/valayas) and the method of mantra-application to empower and protect the rite—typical of the technical (Vedanga-aligned) material in Book 1.3.