Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

भृगुमन्विंदुसंयुक्तं मेघवर्त्म सरस्वती । योगपीठात्मने हार्द्दं पीठस्य मनुरीरितः ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

bhṛgumanviṃdusaṃyuktaṃ meghavartma sarasvatī | yogapīṭhātmane hārddaṃ pīṭhasya manurīritaḥ || 74 ||

Translation

Le mantra du Pīṭha est ainsi déclaré : il est conjoint à Bhṛgu, à Manu et à la Lune ; il chemine sur la voie des nuées ; et il est Sarasvatī — offrande intérieure, née du cœur, au Soi du Yoga-Pīṭha.

Word by Word

• भृगु-मनु-इन्दु-संयुक्तम्: joined with Bhṛgu, Manu, and Indu
• भृगु-मनु-इन्दु-संयुक्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘संयुक्त’ (PPP of सम्+युज्) used adjectivally; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative) qualifying an implied mantra/seed

• मेघवर्त्म: the path of clouds (Meghavartman)
• मेघवर्त्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ-वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मेघस्य वर्त्म’

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योग-पीठ-आत्मने: to/for the one whose essence is the yogic pīṭha
• योग-पीठ-आत्मने: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘योगपीठस्य आत्मा’/‘योगपीठात्मा’ (one whose essence is the yogic seat)

• हार्द्दम्: heart-born, inner
• हार्द्दम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हार्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (from हृद्: ‘of the heart/inner’)

• पीठस्य: of the pīṭha
• पीठस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मनुः: Manu (sage)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ईरितः: is declared/said
• ईरितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) → ईरित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘(सः) ईरितः’ = is stated/uttered

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Manu
• Indu (Soma/Moon)
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

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

It frames a Pīṭha-mantra as a synthesis of rishi–lawgiver–lunar power (Bhṛgu, Manu, Indu) guided by Sarasvatī, emphasizing that true efficacy is ‘hārdda’—rooted in inner, heart-centered realization of the Yoga-Pīṭha’s presiding Self.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as inward offering: the mantra is not merely external recitation but a heart-born dedication to the Yoga-Pīṭha’s indwelling principle, with Sarasvatī (pure speech/knowledge) refining devotion into focused remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to mantra-vidyā and ritual-nyāsa style correspondences—linking mantra to rishi/authority (Bhṛgu), dharma-order (Manu), and lunar energy (Indu), suggesting timed or cosmically aligned recitation (megha-vartma: skyward course) under Sarasvatī’s guidance.