Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

तदंतेऽपि च मूलं स्यान्नमोंऽतं मातृकास्थले । क्षांतं विन्यस्य मूलेन व्यापकं रचयेत्सुधीः ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tadaṃte'pi ca mūlaṃ syānnamoṃ'taṃ mātṛkāsthale | kṣāṃtaṃ vinyasya mūlena vyāpakaṃ racayetsudhīḥ || 11 ||

Translation

അതിന്റെ അവസാനം പോലും മൂലബീജം ന്യാസിക്കണം; മാതൃകാ സ്ഥാനത്ത് ‘നമോം’ എന്ന അന്തം വിന്യസിക്കണം. ‘ക്ഷാം’ മൂലത്തോടൊപ്പം സ്ഥാപിച്ച് ബുദ്ധിമാൻ വ്യാപക-ന്യാസം ക്രമീകരിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• तत्-अन्ते: at the end of that
• तत्-अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; ‘at its end/thereafter’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle): ‘also/even’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• मूलम्: the root (mantra)
• मूलम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; ‘the root (mantra)’

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नमः-अन्तम्: ending with “namaḥ”
• नमः-अन्तम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नमः (अव्यय/निपातवत्) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘मूलम्’; ‘ending with “namaḥ”’

• मातृका-स्थले: in the Mātrikā section/place
• मातृका-स्थले: Adhikarana (अधिकरणम्/Locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी (अधिकरण/7th), एकवचन; ‘in the Mātrikā-place/section’

• क्षाम्-अन्तम्: ending with “kṣām”
• क्षाम्-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षाम् (बीज/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘ending with “kṣām”’ (as a mantra element)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prerequisite action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); ‘having placed/assigned’

• मूलेन: with the root (mantra)
• मूलेन: Karana (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (करण/3rd), एकवचन; ‘by/with the root (mantra)’

• व्यापकम्: the all-pervading (nyāsa)
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद—‘the all-pervading (nyāsa)’

• रचयेत्: should arrange/construct
• रचयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (कर्ता/1st), एकवचन; ‘good/intelligent person’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Matrika

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-nyāsa: sanctifying the practitioner and the rite by installing seed-syllables (bījas) and Mātrikā placements so the mantra becomes ‘all-pervading’ (vyāpaka) in one’s body and ritual space.

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

By prescribing ‘namoṃ’ (obeisance) and disciplined mantra-installation, it frames devotion as reverent worship supported by precise ritual method—bhakti expressed through correct vidhi and inner consecration.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā/phonetics and mantra-application: the use of Mātrikā-sthāna (phoneme grid), bīja syllables like ‘kṣāṃ’, and structured nyāsa (vyāpaka) as a technical procedure.