Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

युगेवदाब्धि निगमैर्द्वाभ्यां वर्णैर्मनूद्भवैः । पंचांगानि प्रविन्यस्य तत्त्वन्यासं समाचरेत् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

yugevadābdhi nigamairdvābhyāṃ varṇairmanūdbhavaiḥ | paṃcāṃgāni pravinyasya tattvanyāsaṃ samācaret || 10 ||

Translation

Au moyen des mantras védiques—avec les deux syllabes nées de Manu—qu’on dispose dûment les cinq membres (pañcāṅga), puis qu’on accomplisse le tattva-nyāsa, le nyāsa des principes (tattva).

Word by Word

• युग: yuga (an aeon; numeral marker)
• युग: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; numeral element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; (पाठे ‘युग-एव-द-अब्धि’ इति गणनासूचक-शब्दसमूहस्य अंशः)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: only/indeed)

• द: (numeral marker)
• द: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; numeral element)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द (अव्यय/संख्या-चिह्न)
• Form: संख्या-संकेताक्षर (numeral marker syllable; कूट-गणना)

• अब्धि: ocean (used as numeral marker)
• अब्धि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; numeral element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (गणनासूचकः)

• निगमैः: by the Vedas/scriptures
• निगमैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• द्वाभ्याम्: with two
• द्वाभ्याम्: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; संख्या-विशेषण (by/with two)

• वर्णैः: by syllables/letters
• वर्णैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मनूद्भवैः: arisen from Manu(s)
• मनूद्भवैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनु + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनुभ्यः उद्भवाः)

• पञ्चाङ्गानि: the five limbs/parts
• पञ्चाङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु (पञ्च अङ्गानि)

• प्रविन्यस्य: having arranged/placed
• प्रविन्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वि + न्यस् (धातु; √न्यस्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव-रूप (gerund/absolutive), ‘having arranged/placed’

• तत्त्वन्यासम्: the placing/assignment of principles (tattva-nyāsa)
• तत्त्वन्यासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तत्त्वानां न्यासः)

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practise
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Manu
• Nigama (Veda)

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner realization is supported by precise ritual technology: by correctly placing the mantra’s limbs and installing the tattvas through nyāsa, the practitioner aligns body, speech, and mind with Vedic order.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by making worship disciplined and consecrated: nyāsa sanctifies the practitioner’s body as a seat of the divine, so devotion is expressed through correct mantra-application rather than mere emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It emphasizes mantra-phoneme discipline (varṇa), Vedic mantra authority (nigama), and procedural sequencing (placing pañcāṅgas and performing tattva-nyāsa), reflecting applied Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style precision within ritual practice.