Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 163

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

भ्रूमध्ये कण्ठहृन्नाभिगुह्याधारेषु च क्रमात् । विद्याक्षराणि क्रमशो न्यसेद्विंदुयुतानि च ॥ १६३ ॥

Transliteration

bhrūmadhye kaṇṭhahṛnnābhiguhyādhāreṣu ca kramāt | vidyākṣarāṇi kramaśo nyasedviṃduyutāni ca || 163 ||

Translation

Dans l’ordre prescrit—entre les sourcils, à la gorge, au cœur, au nombril, au lieu secret et à la base—qu’on dépose (nyāsa) successivement les syllabes de la vidyā, chacune accompagnée du bindu.

Word by Word

• भ्रूमध्ये: in the middle of the eyebrows
• भ्रूमध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; location

• कण्ठहृन्नाभिगुह्याधारेषु: in the throat, heart, navel, genitals, and base
• कण्ठहृन्नाभिगुह्याधारेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ + हृद् + नाभि + गुह्य + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; list of loci (in the throat, heart, navel, secret place, and base)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial ablative): ‘in order/stepwise’

• विद्याक्षराणि: the syllables of the vidyā (mantra)
• विद्याक्षराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; object

• क्रमशः: successively
• क्रमशः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रमशः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign (perform nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु; न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विन्दुयुतानि: joined with bindu (nasal dot)
• विन्दुयुतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विन्दु + युत (युज् + क्त, कृदन्त) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; agrees with अक्षराणि

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/vidyā context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-sādhana through nyāsa—installing the vidyā’s syllables in specific inner locations—so the practitioner internalizes the mantra and steadies awareness along the subtle centers.

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

While technical, it supports bhakti-oriented worship by making japa and meditation inward and embodied—placing the mantra within oneself as a living presence, which deepens focused remembrance (smaraṇa).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical knowledge used in mantra practice (nyāsa and syllabic placement), including precise sequencing and the use of bindu with mantra-akṣaras—features typical of applied śikṣā/mantra-śāstra procedure.