Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Kalpa-Lakṣaṇa and Gṛhya-Kalpa: Classifications, Purifications, Implements, and Spatial Rite-Design

Devanagari script

तथैवाङ्गिरसे कल्पे षट्कर्माणि सविस्तरम् । अभिचारविधानेन निर्दिष्टानि स्वयम्भुवा ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

tathaivāṅgirase kalpe ṣaṭkarmāṇi savistaram | abhicāravidhānena nirdiṣṭāni svayambhuvā || 6 ||

Translation

Demikian pula, dalam Āṅgirasa Kalpa, enam tindakan ritual (ṣaṭkarman) dijelaskan dengan rinci; Svayambhū (Brahmā) menetapkannya melalui tata cara abhicāra.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle/Emphatic (निपात)

• आङ्गिरसे: in the Āṅgirasa (kalpa)
• आङ्गिरसे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आङ्गिरस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; adjective to ‘कल्पे’

• कल्पे: in the kalpa (section)
• कल्पे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• षट्-कर्माणि: the six rites
• षट्-कर्माणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; द्विगु-समास: ‘षट् कर्माणि’ (six rites)

• स-विस्तरम्: in detail
• स-विस्तरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय-तुल्य) + विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial compound (अव्ययीभाव), accusative-form used adverbially; ‘विस्तरेण सह’

• अभिचार-विधानेन: by the procedure of abhichāra (incantatory rite)
• अभिचार-विधानेन: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिचार (प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी): ‘अभिचारस्य विधानम्’

• निर्दिष्टानि: have been specified
• निर्दिष्टानि: Kriya (क्रिया/Predication)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√दिश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/PPP), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; predicative

• स्वयम्भुवा: by Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयम्भुवा: Karana (करण/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयम्भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (continuing instruction to Narada in Moksha-dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Aṅgiras
• Svayambhū (Brahmā)

FAQs

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

It anchors specialized ritual knowledge (Kalpa) within an authoritative lineage—attributing detailed prescriptions of the six ritual operations to Svayambhū (Brahmā)—while situating such technical rites within the broader Moksha-dharma teaching context.

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

This verse is primarily procedural rather than devotional: it points to detailed ritual methods (Kalpa) and effect-oriented rites (abhicāra). In the Narada Purana’s broader teaching, such techniques are typically subordinated to higher aims like purity, discipline, and ultimately devotion and liberation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (a Vedāṅga concerned with ritual procedure) is highlighted—specifically the codified description of ṣaṭkarman and the formal vidhāna (method) for targeted ritual applications (abhicāra-vidhi).