Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

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

Devanagari script

दिक्ष्वस्त्राणि समभ्यर्च्य पत्रेषु महिषीर्यजेत् । रुक्मिणी सत्यभामा च नाग्नजित्यभिधा पुनः ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

dikṣvastrāṇi samabhyarcya patreṣu mahiṣīryajet | rukmiṇī satyabhāmā ca nāgnajityabhidhā punaḥ || 61 ||

Translation

Après avoir vénéré comme il se doit les armes divines dans les huit directions, qu’on rende ensuite un culte aux reines sur des plateaux de feuilles : Rukmiṇī, Satyabhāmā, et de nouveau celle qu’on nomme Nāgnajitī.

Word by Word

• दिक्षु: in the directions
• दिक्षु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; locative plural

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; accusative plural

• समभ्यर्च्य: having duly worshipped
• समभ्यर्च्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अभि+अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; having worshipped

• पत्रेषु: on leaves (leaf-plates)
• पत्रेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; locative plural

• महिषीः: the queens
• महिषीः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; accusative plural

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; should worship/sacrifice

• रुक्मिणी: Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणी: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular (as object in list)

• सत्यभामा: Satyabhāmā
• सत्यभामा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यभामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction ‘and’

• नाग्नजिती: Nāgnajitī
• नाग्नजिती: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग्नजिती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular

• अभिधा: (so) named
• अभिधा: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; accusative singular; ‘named/called’ (as apposition)

• पुनः: further/again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनुक्रमवाचक अव्यय; adverb ‘again/then/further’

Speaker

Narada (teaching the procedure within a technical/ritual context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Astra (divine weapons)
• Rukmini
• Satyabhama
• Nagnajiti

FAQs

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

It teaches ordered worship: first sanctifying space by honoring protective divine weapons in all directions, then offering respectful upacāra to the Lord’s consorts—signifying protection, purity, and completeness of devotion.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, methodical service—worshipping the Lord’s powers (astrāṇi) and His intimate associates (the queens), treating the entire divine retinue as worthy of honor.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis: dik-worship (directional arrangement) and prescribed offering mediums (patra/leaf-plates), reflecting procedural discipline akin to Kalpa-style instructions used in pūjā and homa contexts.