Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

स्तनयोः कंठदेशे च वामांगादिषु विन्यसेत् । वाग्भवाद्यां रतिं गुह्ये प्रीतिमत्यादिकां हृदि ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

stanayoḥ kaṃṭhadeśe ca vāmāṃgādiṣu vinyaset | vāgbhavādyāṃ ratiṃ guhye prītimatyādikāṃ hṛdi || 8 ||

Translation

Qu’on accomplisse le nyāsa (pose rituelle) sur les seins, la région de la gorge et les membres du côté gauche. Qu’on place, dans la région secrète, la śakti « Rati » en commençant par « Vāgbhavā », et dans le cœur « Prītimatī » et les autres.

Word by Word

• स्तनयोः: of the two breasts
• स्तनयोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• कण्ठदेशे: in the throat-region
• कण्ठदेशे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठदेश (प्रातिपदिक) = कण्ठ + देश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• वामाङ्गादिषु: in the left-limb etc. places
• वामाङ्गादिषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामाङ्गादि (प्रातिपदिक) = वाम + अङ्ग + आदि
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/assign
• विन्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाग्भवाद्याम्: Vāgbhavā and the rest (as a set)
• वाग्भवाद्याम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाग्भवाद्या (प्रातिपदिक) = वाग्भव + आद्या
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रतिम्: Rati
• रतिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुह्ये: in the secret part (genital region)
• गुह्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रीतिमत्यादिकाम्: Prītimatī and the rest
• प्रीतिमत्यादिकाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीतिमत्यादिका (प्रातिपदिक) = प्रीतिमती + आदिका
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual procedure within the Vedāṅga/technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches nyāsa—internalizing sacred power by ritually placing mantras/śaktis on specific body regions—so the practitioner’s body becomes a sanctified support for mantra-japa and worship.

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

By prescribing bodily and mental consecration before worship, it supports focused, reverent practice; such preparatory rites are used to steady attention and deepen devotional absorption during mantra-based pūjā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual know-how—nyāsa/vinyāsa (mantra placement) and the mapping of mantra-śaktis to bodily loci—typical of technical liturgical instruction within the text’s Vedāṅga-oriented material.