Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

पद्माद्बहिः समभ्यर्च्याः शक्तयः परिचारिकाः । प्रथमानंगद्वयास्यादनंगमदना ततः ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

padmādbahiḥ samabhyarcyāḥ śaktayaḥ paricārikāḥ | prathamānaṃgadvayāsyādanaṃgamadanā tataḥ || 39 ||

Translation

À l’extérieur du lotus (siège/diagramme), les Śaktis servantes doivent être vénérées comme il se doit. La première est Anaṅgadvayāsyā ; ensuite vient Anaṅgamadanā.

Word by Word

• पद्मात्: from the lotus
• पद्मात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन — neuter ablative singular

• बहिः: outside
• बहिः: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश-वाचक — indeclinable adverb ‘outside’

• सम्-अभ्यर्च्याः: to be worshipped duly
• सम्-अभ्यर्च्याः: Vidhaya (विधेय/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+अभि+√अर्च् (धातु) → अभ्यर्च्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक (कर्तव्यता) — feminine nominative plural ‘to be duly worshipped’

• शक्तयः: Śaktis
• शक्तयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — feminine nominative plural

• परिचारिकाः: attendant maidens
• परिचारिकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिचारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — feminine nominative plural (apposition to शक्तयः)

• प्रथमा: the first (one)
• प्रथमा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रथमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-नाम — feminine nominative singular ‘the first’

• अनङ्ग-द्वय: the pair of Anaṅga (two)
• अनङ्ग-द्वय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (द्वौ अनङ्गौ) — neuter singular ‘pair of Anaṅgas’

• आस्यात्: should be
• आस्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — should be/let there be

• अनङ्ग-मदना: Anaṅgamadanā (name)
• अनङ्ग-मदना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + मदना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास — feminine nominative singular (name)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम-वाचक — indeclinable ‘then/thereafter’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Padma (lotus seat/yantra)
• Ananga (Kama)
• Anangadvayasyā
• Anangamadanā

FAQs

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

It preserves the exact ritual hierarchy: after establishing the central lotus-seat, one honors the surrounding attendant Śaktis in a fixed order, indicating that divine worship includes the full retinue (parivāra) and not only the principal deity.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined service (paricaryā) through orderly pūjā—worshipping even the attendants with reverence reinforces humility, completeness, and attentiveness in devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style procedural knowledge: placement and sequence in worship (padma/maṇḍala layout and parivāra-devatā order), a technical ritual competence aligned with traditional vidhi.