Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

रत्नकुट्टिमपीठेऽस्मिन्नरुणं कमलं स्मरेत् । अष्टपत्रं च तन्मध्ये मुकुंदं संस्मरेत्स्थितम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

ratnakuṭṭimapīṭhe'sminnaruṇaṃ kamalaṃ smaret | aṣṭapatraṃ ca tanmadhye mukuṃdaṃ saṃsmaretsthitam || 47 ||

Translation

Di atas singgasana berubin mosaik ini, bayangkan teratai merah menyala; dan di pusat teratai berkelopak delapan itu, ingatlah Mukunda yang bersemayam.

Word by Word

• रत्न-कुट्टिम-पीठे: on the jeweled mosaic pedestal
• रत्न-कुट्टिम-पीठे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कुट्टिम (प्रातिपदिक) + पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• अस्मिन्: in/on this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• अरुणम्: reddish, crimson
• अरुणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of कमलम्

• कमलम्: lotus
• कमलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• स्मरेत्: should meditate/remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अष्ट-पत्रम्: eight-petaled
• अष्ट-पत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण of कमलम्

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

• तत्-मध्ये: in its center
• तत्-मध्ये: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; सप्तमी-अर्थे अव्ययम्: 'in its middle'

• मुकुन्दम्: Mukunda (Vishnu/Krishna)
• मुकुन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• संस्मरेत्: should remember well/again
• संस्मरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• स्थितम्: situated, standing
• स्थितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of मुकुन्दम् (as 'being situated')

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on dhyana/ritual visualization)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mukunda
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise dhyana-krama: establishing the sacred seat (jeweled pedestal), forming the lotus-support, and then fixing the mind on Mukunda at the center—symbolizing inner concentration culminating in liberation-giving Vishnu.

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

Bhakti here is practiced as focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and meditation (dhyana) on Mukunda’s presence in the heart-center (the lotus), making devotion a disciplined, repeatable inner ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical procedure—structured visualization used in mantra-upasana and pūjā—where precise form, placement (center of the lotus), and sequence function like applied śikṣā/kalpa-style discipline for meditation.