Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

स्वाधिष्ठनाभिधे चक्रे लिंगस्थे षड्दले न्यसेत् । रुद्रं तु डाकिनीयुक्तं डादिफांतार्णपूर्वकम् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

svādhiṣṭhanābhidhe cakre liṃgasthe ṣaḍdale nyaset | rudraṃ tu ḍākinīyuktaṃ ḍādiphāṃtārṇapūrvakam || 52 ||

Translation

Dans le cakra Svādhiṣṭhāna, au lotus à six pétales situé au liṅga, qu’on accomplisse le nyāsa. Là, qu’on place Rudra avec Ḍākinī, précédé des syllabes commençant par « ḍa » et finissant par « pha ».

Word by Word

• svādhiṣṭhāna-abhidhe: in the (one) named Svādhiṣṭhāna
• svādhiṣṭhāna-abhidhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svādhiṣṭhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष (स्वाधिष्ठानस्य अभिधे = 'in the designation/name Svādhiṣṭhāna')

• cakre: in the chakra
• cakre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• liṅga-sthe: situated at the liṅga (region)
• liṅga-sthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: liṅga (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गे स्थिते)

• ṣaṭ-dale: in the six-petalled (one)
• ṣaṭ-dale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; द्विगु (षट् दलानि यस्य)

• nyaset: should place
• nyaset: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• ḍākinī-yuktam: associated with Ḍākinī
• ḍākinī-yuktam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ḍākinī (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; क्त; तत्पुरुष (ḍākinyā युक्तम्)

• ḍādi-phāṃtārṇa-pūrvakam: preceded by (the mantra/letters) ḍādi-phāṃtārṇa
• ḍādi-phāṃtārṇa-pūrvakam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ḍādi (प्रातिपदिक) + phāṃtārṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying the nyāsa/mantra; तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra
• Ḍākinī
• Svādhiṣṭhāna

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise inner-ritual (nyāsa) method: sanctifying the Svādhiṣṭhāna centre by installing Rudra together with the associated śakti (Ḍākinī), indicating disciplined internal worship rather than mere external rite.

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

Here devotion is expressed as focused inner worship—placing the deity within the body through nyāsa—showing bhakti as concentrated remembrance and ritualized reverence of the divine presence in one’s subtle centres.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra style precision: use of specific varṇa (letter) sequences and prescribed placements (nyāsa), aligning with technical disciplines emphasized in Book 1.3’s ‘technical sciences’ orientation.