Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 137

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

भूनेत्र चन्द्रनेत्राग्निनेत्रार्णैः स्यात्षडंगकम् । शुक्लांबरालेपभूषं करेण ददतं धनम् ॥ १३७ ॥

Transliteration

bhūnetra candranetrāgninetrārṇaiḥ syātṣaḍaṃgakam | śuklāṃbarālepabhūṣaṃ kareṇa dadataṃ dhanam || 137 ||

Translation

‘ഭൂ’, ‘നേത്ര’, ‘ചന്ദ്ര’, ‘നേത്ര’, ‘അഗ്നി’, ‘നേത്ര’ എന്ന അക്ഷരങ്ങളാൽ ഷഡംഗസൂത്രം സിദ്ധമാകുന്നു. ദേവനെ ശ്വേതാംബരധാരിയായി, ലേപന-ഭൂഷണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതനായി, ഒരു കൈകൊണ്ട് ധനം ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനായി ധ്യാനിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• भू-नेत्र: ‘bhū-netra’ (a letter/term)
• भू-नेत्र: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (sg.); समासः—भूः इव नेत्रम् / भूमेः नेत्रम् (name of a syllable/letter)

• चन्द्र-नेत्र-अग्नि-नेत्र-अर्णैः: by the syllables (arṇas) ‘candra-netra’ and ‘agni-netra’
• चन्द्र-नेत्र-अग्नि-नेत्र-अर्णैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + नेत्र + अग्नि + नेत्र + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (m./n. as ‘अर्ण’), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (pl.); ‘...अर्णैः’ = by the syllables called ‘candra-netra’ and ‘agni-netra’ etc.

• स्यात्: would be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

• षट्-अङ्गकम्: six-limbed (having six parts)
• षट्-अङ्गकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् + अङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (sg.); द्विगुसमासः; विशेषणम् (qualifier) (mantra/nyāsa)

• शुक्ल-अम्बर-आलेप-भूषम्: adorned with white clothes, unguent, and ornaments
• शुक्ल-अम्बर-आलेप-भूषम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल + अम्बर + आलेप + भूष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् (qualifier) धनम्/ददतम्; अर्थः—white garments, unguent, and adornment

• करेण: with the hand
• करेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (sg.)

• ददतम्: giving
• ददतम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (sg.); विशेषणम् (qualifier) धनम्; ‘giving’

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It links mantra-structure (ṣaḍaṅga—six-part formulation/nyāsa) with a precise meditative visualization, showing that correct sound-patterns and correct contemplation together support ritual efficacy and inner focus.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as upāsanā: devotion through disciplined remembrance—visualizing the deity in pure white attire and as a giver of prosperity, while anchoring the mind in a structured mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical mantra-application used in ritual practice—how syllables are organized into a ṣaḍaṅga (six-limbed) scheme, a method closely aligned with Vedanga-style procedural precision (mantra-prayoga/nyāsa).