Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

दधतीं मुद्गरं पाशं वज्रं च रसनां करैः । एवं ध्यात्वाजपेल्लक्षमयुतं चंपकोद्भवैः ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

dadhatīṃ mudgaraṃ pāśaṃ vajraṃ ca rasanāṃ karaiḥ | evaṃ dhyātvājapellakṣamayutaṃ caṃpakodbhavaiḥ || 88 ||

Translation

Ayant ainsi médité sur (la Déesse) qui tient dans ses mains le mudgara (maillet), le pāśa (lacet), le vajra (foudre) et la rasanā (langue), qu’on accomplisse ensuite le japa—cent mille et dix mille répétitions—avec des fleurs de campaka.

Word by Word

• dadhatīm: bearing/holding
• dadhatīm: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhṛ (धातु) → dadhatī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/उपपद), एकवचन; present active participle, feminine, accusative singular

• mudgaram: a mace
• mudgaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; masculine, accusative singular

• pāśam: a noose
• pāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; masculine, accusative singular

• vajram: a thunderbolt
• vajram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter, accusative singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• rasanām: a cord/rope
• rasanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; feminine, accusative singular

• karaiḥ: with (her) hands
• karaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; masculine, instrumental plural

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• dhyātvā: having meditated (on)
• dhyātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhyai (धातु) → dhyātvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having meditated/visualized’

• ajapet: should recite
• ajapet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative, 3rd person singular

• lakṣa-mayutam: a lakh and ten-thousand (i.e., 110,000)
• lakṣa-mayutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva) ‘लक्षं च अयुतं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; neuter, accusative singular (as count/measure)

• caṃpaka-udbhavaiḥ: with champaka-flowers (born of champaka)
• caṃpaka-udbhavaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃpaka + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative) ‘चंपकस्य उद्भवाः’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; masculine, instrumental plural

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the ritual/vidhi)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi (Goddess)

FAQs

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

It links inner visualization (dhyāna) with disciplined repetition (japa), showing that mantra-siddhi is supported by a defined iconography and a precise ritual count.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused remembrance—meditating on the deity’s form and then offering devoted repetition and floral worship, making devotion concrete through ritual attention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa-style ritual precision: prescribed dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (iconographic details), japa-saṅkhyā (specific counts), and dravya-niyama (using campaka flowers).