Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

एकाक्षरीबीज मन्त्रऋषिः शक्तिरुदाहृता । गायत्री च भवेच्छन्दो देवता भुवनेश्वरी ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

ekākṣarībīja mantraṛṣiḥ śaktirudāhṛtā | gāyatrī ca bhavecchando devatā bhuvaneśvarī || 6 ||

Translation

Pour le bīja-mantra d’une seule syllabe, il est déclaré que le ṛṣi du mantra est Śakti ; son mètre (chandas) est Gāyatrī ; et la divinité présidante est Bhuvaneśvarī.

Word by Word

• एकाक्षरीबीजम्: the one-syllable seed (bīja)
• एकाक्षरीबीजम्: कर्ता/विधेय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + अक्षरी + बीज (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nom.), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—‘एकाक्षरी (one-syllabled) बीजम्’

• मन्त्रऋषिः: the seer (ṛṣi) of the mantra
• मन्त्रऋषिः: कर्ता/विधेय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nom.), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘मन्त्रस्य ऋषिः’

• शक्तिः: the power (śakti)
• शक्तिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nom.), एकवचनम्

• उदाहृता: is declared/said
• उदाहृता: क्रिया-विशेष (predicate: ‘is said/declared’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle, क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि प्रयोग-सूचकः

• गायत्री: Gāyatrī
• गायत्री: कर्ता/विधेय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गायत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nom.), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• भवेत्: would be / is to be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (injunctive/statement of assignment)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• छन्दः: meter
• छन्दः: कर्ता/विधेय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nom.), एकवचनम्

• देवता: deity
• देवता: कर्ता/विधेय (predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nom.), एकवचनम्

• भुवनेश्वरी: Bhuvaneśvarī (Lady of the worlds)
• भुवनेश्वरी: समानााधिकरण-विधेय (appositive predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन + ईश्वरी (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nom.), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘भुवनस्य ईश्वरी’

Speaker

Narada (teaching mantra-lakṣaṇa within Vedāṅga-oriented ritual/technical instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Shakti
• Gayatri
• Bhuvaneshvari

FAQs

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

It formalizes the mantra’s inner “identity” (ṛṣi, chandas, devatā), teaching that effective japa is aligned with its revealed source (Śakti), its vibrational form (Gāyatrī meter), and its presiding consciousness (Bhuvaneśvarī).

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

By naming Bhuvaneśvarī as the devatā, it directs devotion toward the Goddess as the living focus of the mantra—bhakti becomes concentrated worship through correct mantra-knowledge rather than mere repetition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Chandas (Vedic prosody) is explicit: the verse assigns the Gāyatrī meter, a key technical requirement used in mantra-recitation, nyāsa, and ritual correctness in Narada Purana’s mantra-vidhi sections.