Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

न्यसेत्सेंदून्मातृकार्णाञ्जयांतपुरुषात्मने । नमोंते व्यापकं मंत्री हंस्नयासोऽयमीरितः ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

nyasetseṃdūnmātṛkārṇāñjayāṃtapuruṣātmane | namoṃte vyāpakaṃ maṃtrī haṃsnayāso'yamīritaḥ || 16 ||

Translation

ജയന്ത-പുരുഷസ്വരൂപമായ അന്തരാത്മാവിനായി ബീജങ്ങളും മാതൃകാ അക്ഷരങ്ങളും കൊണ്ട് ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് മന്ത്രജപകൻ ‘ഹേ വ്യാപകാ, നിനക്കു നമോ’ എന്നു ഉച്ചരിക്കണം—ഇതാണ് ഹംസന്യാസം.

Word by Word

• न्यसेत्: should place
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि- अस्/न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; (variant of विन्यसेत्)

• सेन्दून्-मातृका-अर्ण-अञ्जय-अन्त-पुरुष-आत्मने: for the Puruṣa-self (as recipient locus) characterized by the (mātr̥kā etc.) sequence
• सेन्दून्-मातृका-अर्ण-अञ्जय-अन्त-पुरुष-आत्मने: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + मातृका (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक/मन्त्रपद) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष/समाहार-निर्देश; चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन (आत्मने); ‘for the self/person (puruṣa) ending with …’ with qualifiers indicating mantra/phoneme sequence (incl. mātr̥kā, arṇa, etc.)

• नमो-ते: salutation to you
• नमो-ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/मन्त्र)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक) + ते (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नमस् + चतुर्थी एकवचन सर्वनाम ‘ते’ (to you); fixed salutation formula used as mantra

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifying (mantra/nyāsa) as all-pervading

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; agent noun ‘one who has/utters mantra’

• हंस-न्यासः: Haṃsa-nyāsa
• हंस-न्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हंसस्य न्यासः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ईरितः: is declared
• ईरितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईर् (धातु) → ईरित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘stated/uttered’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Jayanta-Purusha
• Vyapaka (All-pervading Lord)

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred sound (bīja and Mātṛkā letters) is to be internalized through nyāsa so the practitioner recognizes the all-pervading Purusha as the very Self, turning ritual placement into inward realization.

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

By ending the nyāsa with “namo te vyāpakaṃ,” the practitioner seals the practice with surrender and praise to the omnipresent Lord—devotion expressed through disciplined mantra-ritual and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects phonemic discipline tied to Śikṣā (proper sound/recitation) and Vyākaraṇa-based awareness of varṇas (letters), applied in a ritual-technical method (nyāsa) for mantra-sādhana.