Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

विलिखेत्कर्णिकामध्ये षट्कोणमतिसुन्दरम् । ततः संपूजयेत्पीठं नवशक्तिसमन्वितम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

vilikhetkarṇikāmadhye ṣaṭkoṇamatisundaram | tataḥ saṃpūjayetpīṭhaṃ navaśaktisamanvitam || 21 ||

Translation

Au centre du cœur du lotus, qu’on trace un hexagone d’une beauté exquise. Puis qu’on vénère comme il se doit le pīṭha, le siège sacré pourvu des neuf Śaktis.

Word by Word

• विलिखेत्: should draw/inscribe
• विलिखेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• कर्णिका-मध्ये: in the lotus-pericarp’s center
• कर्णिका-मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कर्णिकायाः मध्ये)

• षट्-कोणम्: a hexagon
• षट्-कोणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (षट् कोणाः यस्य)

• अति-सुन्दरम्: very beautiful
• अति-सुन्दरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + सुन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव (अति + सुन्दर)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• संपूजयेत्: should worship
• संपूजयेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पीठम्: pedestal/seat
• पीठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• नव-शक्ति-समन्वितम्: endowed with nine powers (śaktis)
• नव-शक्ति-समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (नव शक्तिभिः समन्वितम्)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship should be grounded in a correctly formed sacred diagram (yantra): the ṣaṭkoṇa placed in the lotus-center becomes the ordered “seat” where divine power is invoked and honored as the nine Śaktis.

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

Bhakti here takes a disciplined ritual form: devotion is expressed through careful preparation (drawing the yantra) and reverent pīṭha-pūjā, treating the divine presence as truly established and worthy of complete worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure—yantra-lekhana (diagram drawing) and pīṭha-pūjā sequencing—reflecting the applied, rule-based side of Vedic practice used in mantra-upāsanā.