Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

अंगानि कल्पयित्वा च ध्यायेत्पीताम्बरां ततः । स्वर्णासनस्थां हेमाभां स्तंभिनीमिंदुशेखराम् ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

aṃgāni kalpayitvā ca dhyāyetpītāmbarāṃ tataḥ | svarṇāsanasthāṃ hemābhāṃ staṃbhinīmiṃduśekharām || 87 ||

Translation

Après avoir d’abord disposé (en esprit) les membres et leurs placements, qu’on médite ensuite sur la Déesse vêtue de jaune—assise sur un trône d’or, rayonnante comme l’or, la Puissance qui immobilise (Stambhinī), et portant la lune pour diadème.

Word by Word

• aṅgāni: limbs / parts
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• kalpayitvā: having arranged
• kalpayitvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kḷp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा), ‘having arranged/constructed’

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• dhyāyet: one should meditate
• dhyāyet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhyai (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• pīta-ambarām: (her) wearing yellow garments
• pīta-ambarām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīta (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारयः—‘she whose garment is yellow’

• tataḥ: then / thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• svarṇa-āsana-sthām: seated on a golden throne
• svarṇa-āsana-sthām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āsana (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘seated on a golden seat’

• hema-ābhām: golden-hued
• hema-ābhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hema (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘having golden radiance’

• staṃbhinīm: the Stambhinī (she who paralyzes)
• staṃbhinīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: staṃbhinī (प्रातिपदिक; from √staṃbh, feminine agent noun)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• indu-śekharām: moon-crested
• indu-śekharām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: indu (प्रातिपदिक) + śekhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः—‘having the moon as crest’

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Stambhini (Shakti)
• Indushekhara (moon-crested deity-epithet)

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise upāsanā method: mentally constructing the deity’s form (aṅga-kalpanā) and then fixing the mind in dhyāna on a specific śakti-form—showing that inner visualization is a core limb of ritual and mantra practice.

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

Bhakti here takes the form of focused contemplative devotion: the devotee lovingly holds the deity’s attributes—yellow garments, golden radiance, golden throne, moon-crest—so the mind becomes one-pointed and receptive to divine grace and power.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects the technical discipline of ritual procedure—dhyāna as a preparatory limb of mantra-sādhana—where correct mental ‘construction’ (kalpanā) and iconographic precision support effective practice.