Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

श्रियं ह्रियं धृतिं पुष्टिं कोणपत्रेषु पूजयेत् । दन्तच्छदेषु नृहरींस्तावतः पूजयेत्क्रमात् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

śriyaṃ hriyaṃ dhṛtiṃ puṣṭiṃ koṇapatreṣu pūjayet | dantacchadeṣu nṛharīṃstāvataḥ pūjayetkramāt || 7 ||

Translation

Pada kelopak sudut, pujalah Śrī, Hrī, Dhṛti, dan Puṣṭi. Pada tonjolan seperti gigi di bagian luar, pujalah para Nṛhari dalam jumlah yang sama, menurut urutan.

Word by Word

• श्रियम्: Śrī (prosperity/goddess)
• श्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पूजयेत् इति क्रियायाः कर्म

• ह्रियम्: modesty/shame (personified)
• ह्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; पूजयेत् इति क्रियायाः कर्म

• धृतिम्: steadfastness
• धृतिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुष्टिम्: nourishment/prosperity
• पुष्टिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• कोणपत्रेषु: on the corner-petals
• कोणपत्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कोणस्य पत्रम्)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दन्तच्छदेषु: on the tooth-coverings (tooth-like segments)
• दन्तच्छदेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त + छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दन्तानां छदः/आवरणम्)

• नृहरीन्: Nṛhari-s (forms of Narasiṃha)
• नृहरीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ + हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; पूजयेत् इति क्रियायाः कर्म; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नृणां हरिः)

• तावतः: as many (that many)
• तावतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; नृहरीन् इति विशेषणम् (so many/as many)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) = 'in order/stepwise'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Sri
• Hri
• Dhrti
• Pusti
• Narasimha

FAQs

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

It teaches that inner virtues (Śrī, Hrī, Dhṛti, Puṣṭi) are ritually installed in specific locations of a worship-diagram, showing that devotion is supported by cultivated qualities and disciplined, ordered worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as krama-pūjā—methodical worship where divine aspects and attendant forms (Narasiṃhas) are honored in their proper places, emphasizing reverence, order, and completeness in Vishnu-upāsanā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure: precise placement of devatās on petals/outer projections of a mandala (a practical application aligned with Kalpa—ritual science—within the Narada Purana’s technical teachings).