Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

केसरेषु चतुर्दिक्षु विदिक्ष्वंगानि पूजयेत् । वासुदेवं बलं दिक्षु प्रद्युम्नमनिरुद्धकम् ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

kesareṣu caturdikṣu vidikṣvaṃgāni pūjayet | vāsudevaṃ balaṃ dikṣu pradyumnamaniruddhakam || 83 ||

Translation

Sur les pétales de lotus du diagramme de culte, qu’on adore les membres auxiliaires (aṅga) dans les quatre directions et les directions intermédiaires, en plaçant Vāsudeva et Bala dans les directions, et de même Pradyumna et Aniruddha dans leurs quartiers respectifs.

Word by Word

• kesareṣu: in the filaments (petals/stamens)
• kesareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kesara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• catuḥ-dikṣu: in the four directions
• catuḥ-dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (diś), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• vidikṣu: in the intermediate directions
• vidikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidiś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• aṅgāni: limbs/parts (members)
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• vāsudevam: Vāsudeva
• vāsudevam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• balam: Bala (Balarāma)
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• pradyumnam: Pradyumna
• pradyumnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• aniruddhakam: Aniruddha
• aniruddhakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a ritual-technical section; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara contextually)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Bala (Balarama/Sankarshana)
• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha

FAQs

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

It sacralizes space by mapping the Lord’s fourfold manifestation (vyūha) onto the directions, making the worshipper’s environment a consecrated, ordered cosmos centered on Viṣṇu.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: honoring the Lord’s forms in specific directions trains attention, reverence, and remembrance (smaraṇa) through a structured pūjā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge of directional placement (dik-vinyāsa) and diagram-based worship (padma/maṇḍala-nyāsa), a practical liturgical science used in formal Vaishnava rites.