Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

भूतशुद्ध्यादिकं कृत्वा तच्छरीरे विधानतः । न्यासजालेन संशोध्य मूर्ध्नि विन्यस्य पल्लवान् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

bhūtaśuddhyādikaṃ kṛtvā taccharīre vidhānataḥ | nyāsajālena saṃśodhya mūrdhni vinyasya pallavān || 34 ||

Translation

വിധിപ്രകാരം ഭൂതശുദ്ധി മുതലായ ശുദ്ധികർമ്മങ്ങൾ ചെയ്ത്, ആ ശരീരത്തെ ന്യാസജാലംകൊണ്ട് ശുദ്ധീകരിച്ച്, പിന്നെ ശിരസ്സിൽ പച്ചപല്ലവങ്ങൾ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• भूतशुद्धि-आदिकम्: (the rite of) element-purification and the like
• भूतशुद्धि-आदिकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतशुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक; भूत + शुद्धि) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); ‘आदि’ युक्तं समाहारवाचि; (भूतशुद्धिः आदिः यस्य तत्)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययकृदन्त (having done)

• तत्-शरीरे: in that body (of the disciple)
• तत्-शरीरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य शरीरम्)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed method
• विधानतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय; विधान + तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘according to prescription’

• न्यासजालेन: by the network of nyāsa (ritual placements)
• न्यासजालेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यासजाल (प्रातिपदिक; न्यास + जाल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (न्यासस्य जालम्)

• संशोध्य: having purified
• संशोध्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-शुध्/शोध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययकृदन्त (having purified)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु; √अस् with नि/वि, ‘to place’)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययकृदन्त (having placed)

• पल्लवान्: sprouts/tender leaves
• पल्लवान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice begins with inner and outer purification: the elements of the body are ritually refined (bhūtaśuddhi), then sanctified through nyāsa so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit seat for sacred power.

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

By emphasizing disciplined preparation, it frames devotion as reverent worship with purity and correct procedure—purifying oneself and then offering auspicious symbols (pallava) as part of respectful, embodied bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights kalpa-style ritual method: prescribed sequencing (vidhānataḥ), mantric installation (nyāsa), and bodily consecration practices used as technical supports for worship and mantra application.