Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

योन्यन्तर्वह्निकोणादवंगान्यग्नेर्विदिक्ष्वपि । मध्ययोमेर्हहिः पूर्वादिषु चाग्रे स्मरानपि ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

yonyantarvahnikoṇādavaṃgānyagnervidikṣvapi | madhyayomerhahiḥ pūrvādiṣu cāgre smarānapi || 25 ||

Translation

Depuis l’angle de feu au sein de la yoni, on doit aussi contempler, dans les directions intermédiaires, les membres subsidiaires d’Agni. Au centre, qu’on se souvienne de Hari ; et à l’est ainsi que dans les autres directions, qu’on se remémore d’abord aussi Smara (Kāma).

Word by Word

• yoni-antar-vahni-koṇāt: from the inner fire-corner of the yoni
• yoni-antar-vahni-koṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक) + vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + koṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Pañcamī (Ablative/पञ्चमी) Ekavacana; multi-member tatpuruṣa: yoni-antara-vahni-koṇa = 'fire-corner inside the yoni'

• avaṅgāni: the avaṅgas (subsidiary parts)
• avaṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter/नपुंसक), Prathamā/Dvitīyā Bahuvacana; here as object-listing (elliptic)

• agneḥ: of Agni
• agneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive/षष्ठी) Ekavacana

• vidikṣu: in the intermediate directions
• vidikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidiś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī Bahuvacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) = 'also/even'

• madhya-yoḥ: of/in the two central (positions)
• madhya-yoḥ: Sambandha/Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī/Dvivacana (Genitive Dual/षष्ठी द्विवचन) or Saptamī Dvivacana by form; used with ellipsis = 'of/in the two middles' (contextual)

• meḥ: my/to me (probable)
• meḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: me (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक uncertain)
• Form: Textual/reading issue: 'meḥ' not standard; possibly sandhi/variant for 'madhyayome' or 'madhyayor me' (= 'of the two middles, for me'). Treated as enclitic pronoun 'me' (अस्मद्) in gen./dat. singular with visarga by sandhi.

• hahiḥ: hahiḥ (uncertain term)
• hahiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hahi (प्रातिपदिक; uncertain)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā Ekavacana; reading uncertain (possibly 'ahiḥ' = serpent, or 'haviḥ' etc.). Kept as in provided IAST.

• pūrva-ādiṣu: in the directions beginning with the east
• pūrva-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: pūrva-ādi = 'east etc.'

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; adverb/locative-usage = 'in front'

• smarān: the Smaras (love-deities/emanations)
• smarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā Bahuvacana

• api: also
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात) = 'also'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedāṅga/ritual-visualization context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Smara (Kama)

FAQs

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

It teaches a structured contemplative mapping of divine forces—Agni in directional divisions, Hari at the center, and Smara in the fore-directions—so that ritual visualization becomes an ordered inner worship rather than a scattered act.

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

Even within technical ritual placement, the verse prioritizes remembrance of Hari in the central position, implying that Vishnu-centered recollection stabilizes and sanctifies all auxiliary ritual elements.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—dik-vinyāsa/nyāsa (placing deities by directions) and disciplined smaraṇa (remembrance) used in mantra-prayoga, aligning inner visualization with prescribed spatial order.