Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 44

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

देवता देशिकैरुक्ता देवी त्रिपुरभैरवी । नाभेराचरणं न्यस्य वाग्भवं मन्त्रवित्पुनः ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

devatā deśikairuktā devī tripurabhairavī | nābherācaraṇaṃ nyasya vāgbhavaṃ mantravitpunaḥ || 44 ||

Translation

Selon l’enseignement des maîtres, la divinité est la Déesse Tripurabhairavī. Ensuite, le connaisseur du mantra doit accomplir de nouveau le nyāsa, en plaçant (le mantra) du nombril jusqu’aux pieds, puis appliquer le bīja Vāgbhava.

Word by Word

• देवता: the deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देशिकैः: by the teachers/adepts
• देशिकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उक्ता: is said/declared
• उक्ता: Kriya-visheshana (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (देवता इत्यस्य विधेयविशेषण)

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्रिपुरभैरवी: Tripurabhairavī
• त्रिपुरभैरवी: Karta (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + भैरवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (त्रिपुरस्य भैरवी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाभेः: of the navel
• नाभेः: Apadana/Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• आचरणम्: (down to) the feet; conduct/region of the feet
• आचरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययीभावरूप (gerund/absolutive) ‘having placed’; अव्ययप्रयोग

• वाग्भवम्: Vāgbhava (seed/mantra)
• वाग्भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक् + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मन्त्रवित्: the knower of mantra
• मन्त्रवित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (मन्त्रं वेत्ति इति); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Tripurabhairavi
• Deshika (Acharya/Guru)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined mantra-practice: recognizing the correct presiding deity (Tripurabhairavī) as taught by the guru-lineage, and sanctifying the body through nyāsa before applying the seed-mantra.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, guru-guided worship—devotion is made concrete through correct identification of the deity and careful ritual installation (nyāsa) that turns the practitioner’s body into a fit seat of worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied mantra-vidyā: the technical ritual method of nyāsa (placing mantra on body-points) and the use of a bīja (Vāgbhava) under ācārya instruction—an example of disciplined liturgical practice within the text’s technical teachings.