Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

कामबीजादिकान्पश्येद्भूमध्ये तु मनोभवाम् । पुनर्वागकात्ममाद्यास्तिस्रएव च विन्यसेत् ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

kāmabījādikānpaśyedbhūmadhye tu manobhavām | punarvāgakātmamādyāstisraeva ca vinyaset || 9 ||

Translation

曼荼羅の地の中央に、「カーマ・ビージャ」より始まる種子真言を、「マノーバヴァー」と名づく力として観想すべし。ついで再びニヤーサを行い、原初の三力—「ヴァーク」「カー」「アートマン」—のみを安置する。

Word by Word

• कामबीजादिकान्: Kāma-bīja etc. (mantras)
• कामबीजादिकान्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामबीजादिक (प्रातिपदिक) = कामबीज + आदिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पश्येत्: should visualize/see
• पश्येत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूमध्ये: in the middle of the earth/ground (central region)
• भूमध्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमध्य (प्रातिपदिक) = भू + मध्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), विरोध/विशेषणार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• मनोभवाम्: Manobhavā
• मनोभवाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोभवा (प्रातिपदिक) = मनस् + भव
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-अव्यय (adverb of repetition)

• वागकात्ममाद्याः: the ones beginning with Vāgakātmā (etc.)
• वागकात्ममाद्याः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वागकात्ममाद्य (प्रातिपदिक) = वागक + आत्मन् + आद्य
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तिस्रः: three (feminine)
• तिस्रः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: सम्बन्ध (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• विन्यसेत्: should place/assign
• विन्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Manobhavā
• Kāma-bīja
• Vāk
• Ātman

FAQs

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

It teaches a disciplined inner-ritual: visualizing and installing seed-syllables (bīja) at the centre of the maṇḍala, so the practitioner’s mind, speech, and self are aligned with the deity’s creative śakti.

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

Even though it is technical, the practice supports bhakti by making worship precise: the devotee mentally consecrates the ritual space and their own faculties (vāk and ātmā) before offering devotion to the chosen deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application of mantra (linked with Śikṣā for correct syllabic power and Kalpa-style procedure) is emphasized through nyāsa—systematic placement/assignment of mantras in the ritual diagram and body.