Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

उद्यदर्कनिभां विद्यां मालाभयवरोद्वहाम् । लक्षत्रयं जपेन्मंत्रं दशांशं किंशुकोद्भवैः ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

udyadarkanibhāṃ vidyāṃ mālābhayavarodvahām | lakṣatrayaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ daśāṃśaṃ kiṃśukodbhavaiḥ || 17 ||

Translation

Qu’on médite sur la Vidyā, rayonnante comme le soleil levant, portant le rosaire, accordant l’intrépidité et dispensant les dons. Puis qu’on récite le mantra trois lakṣa (300 000) fois, et qu’on en offre le dixième au feu en utilisant des fleurs de kiṃśuka.

Word by Word

• उद्यत्-अर्क-निभाम्: like the rising sun
• उद्यत्-अर्क-निभाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत् (कृदन्त) + अर्क + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of विद्यां): ‘like the rising sun’

• विद्याम्: the Vidyā (mantra/knowledge)
• विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• माला-अभय-वर-उद्वहाम्: bearing garland, fearlessness, and boon
• माला-अभय-वर-उद्वहाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माला + अभय + वर + उद्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of विद्यां/देवीं): ‘bearing a garland, fearlessness, and boon’

• लक्ष-त्रयम्: three lakhs (300,000)
• लक्ष-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; परिमाण (measure)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• दश-अंशम्: a tenth part
• दश-अंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; परिमाण (tenth part)

• किंशुक-उद्भवैः: with kiṃśuka-derived (offerings)
• किंशुक-उद्भवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंशुक + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental): ‘with things arising from kiṃśuka (flowers/wood)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Narada
• Vidyā
• Kiṃśuka (Palāśa)

FAQs

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

It teaches a complete sādhana pattern for mantra-siddhi: visualization of the Vidyā’s form (dhyāna), disciplined repetition (japa), and completion through a proportional fire-offering (daśāṃśa-homa).

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

By prescribing reverent meditation on the radiant Vidyā and steady mantra-japa, it frames devotion as focused remembrance and worship expressed through both inner contemplation and outward ritual completion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented ritual procedure is emphasized: the rule of lakṣa-counted japa and the daśāṃśa (one-tenth) homa using a specified oblation material (kiṃśuka/palāśa flowers).