Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

षड्दीर्धाढ्ये बीजेन विद्याया अंगमीरितम् । मातृकार्णान्दश दश हृदये भुजयोः पदोः ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍdīrdhāḍhye bījena vidyāyā aṃgamīritam | mātṛkārṇāndaśa daśa hṛdaye bhujayoḥ padoḥ || 5 ||

Translation

ດ້ວຍບີຈະທີ່ປະດັບດ້ວຍສະຫຼະຍາວ 6 ປະການ ຈຶ່ງກໍານົດການວາງອະວະ (aṅga-nyāsa) ຂອງວິດຍາ. ອັກສອນມາຕຣິກາ ພຶງວາງ—ສິບແລະສິບ—ໄວ້ທີ່ຫົວໃຈ, ແຂນ, ແລະ ຕີນ.

Word by Word

• षट्-दीर्घ-आढ्ये: in/with (the bīja) endowed with six long vowels
• षट्-दीर्घ-आढ्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक) + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षड्भिः दीर्घैः आढ्ये = endowed with six long vowels)

• बीजेन: by/with the seed-syllable
• बीजेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• विद्यायाः: of the vidyā (mantra)
• विद्यायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• अङ्गम्: limb/part (aṅga)
• अङ्गम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• ईरितम्: is stated
• ईरितम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु) → ईरित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1 विभक्ति), एकवचन; कर्मणि (is stated/uttered)

• मातृका-अर्णानि: the alphabet-letters
• मातृका-अर्णानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2 विभक्ति), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मातृकायाः अर्णानि = letters of the alphabet)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (here) विशेषण, बहुवचनार्थे

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; (repeated) विशेषण

• हृदये: in the heart
• हृदये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7 विभक्ति), एकवचन

• भुजयोः: in/on the two arms
• भुजयोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6/7 विभक्ति), द्विवचन

• पदोः: in/on the two feet
• पदोः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (6/7 विभक्ति), द्विवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Matrika

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-power is internalized through nyāsa: placing the Vidyā’s seed and the Mātṛkā letters on key body-points sacralizes the practitioner’s body as a fit vessel for worship and realization.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by preparing the devotee’s body-mind for focused remembrance and worship; nyāsa is presented as a disciplined method to steady devotion and invoke the deity’s presence through mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-śāstra and phonetic/letter practice (linked to Śikṣā and the sacred use of varṇas), specifying how seed-mantras and the Mātṛkā alphabet are applied in ritual limb-placements (aṅga-nyāsa).