Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

सिद्धलक्ष्मीपदाद्यां च मूलमाधारमण्डलम् । न्यसेत्तेनैव कुर्वीत व्यापकं देशिकोत्तमः ॥ १२७ ॥

Transliteration

siddhalakṣmīpadādyāṃ ca mūlamādhāramaṇḍalam | nyasettenaiva kurvīta vyāpakaṃ deśikottamaḥ || 127 ||

Translation

En commençant par les syllabes des pieds de «Siddha-Lakṣmī», le maître éminent doit accomplir le nyāsa en plaçant le maṇḍala du support primordial; et par ce même procédé, ensuite, il le rendra tout-pénétrant (vyāpaka).

Word by Word

• सिद्धलक्ष्मीपदाद्याम्: beginning with the Siddha-Lakṣmī-pada
• सिद्धलक्ष्मीपदाद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध-लक्ष्मी-पद-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक; components: सिद्ध + लक्ष्मी + पद + आद्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• मूलमाधारमण्डलम्: the root-support circle (mūlādhāra-maṇḍala)
• मूलमाधारमण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल-आधार-मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक; components: मूल + आधार + मण्डल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मपद

• न्यसेत्: should place/install
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√सद्/√अस् (धातु; न्यासे/स्थापने)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कुर्वीत: should make/do
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of an implied object/nyāsa)

• देशिकोत्तमः: the best teacher (ācārya)
• देशिकोत्तमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; components: देशिक + उत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-power is stabilized through nyāsa on a foundational support (mūla-ādhāra maṇḍala), and then expanded as vyāpaka—symbolizing inner installation first, then all-pervasive realization.

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

By invoking Siddha-Lakṣmī and establishing the mantra within the sacred support, the practitioner aligns prosperity and grace with disciplined worship—devotion becomes structured, embodied, and then extended to perceive the Divine everywhere (vyāpaka).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical ritual method (mantra-nyāsa and maṇḍala application) is highlighted—showing procedural precision akin to Vedāṅga-style discipline used to execute rites correctly and consistently.