Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

अवशिष्टौ न्यसेत्कुक्षिपृष्टयोर्मंत्रवर्णकौ । सुदर्शनस्य मंत्रेण कुर्याद्दिग्बन्धनं ततः ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

avaśiṣṭau nyasetkukṣipṛṣṭayormaṃtravarṇakau | sudarśanasya maṃtreṇa kuryāddigbandhanaṃ tataḥ || 7 ||

Translation

ശേഷിക്കുന്ന രണ്ട് മന്ത്രവർണങ്ങളെ ഉദരത്തിലും പൃഷ്ഠത്തിലും ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് സുദർശനമന്ത്രംകൊണ്ട് ദിഗ്ബന്ധനം ചെയ്ത് എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളും സംരക്ഷിക്കണം॥

Word by Word

• अवशिष्टौ: the two remaining (ones)
• अवशिष्टौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवशिष्ट (कृदन्त; √शिष्/शेष्-शेषणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘अव-शिष्ट’ = remaining; used adjectivally

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign (nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुक्षि-पृष्टयोः: on the belly and the back
• कुक्षि-पृष्टयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; द्विवचनार्थे षष्ठी/सप्तमीद्विवचनरूपेण ‘-योः’; here Locative dual (सप्तमी-द्विवचन) sense: ‘in/on the belly and back’

• मन्त्र-वर्णकौ: the two mantra-syllables/letters
• मन्त्र-वर्णकौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) ‘मन्त्रस्य वर्णकौ’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• सुदर्शनस्य: of Sudarśana
• सुदर्शनस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिक्-बन्धनम्: binding of the directions (directional sealing)
• दिक्-बन्धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) ‘दिशां बन्धनम्’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) = thereafter/from that

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical ritual procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sudarshana

FAQs

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

It teaches mantra-nyāsa and digbandhana: internalizing sacred sound on the body and then sealing the ritual space, emphasizing purity, protection, and focused worship.

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

By invoking Sudarśana—Viṣṇu’s protective divine power—the practitioner approaches worship with reverence and surrender, trusting the Lord’s guardianship over the rite and the devotee.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science: nyāsa (placement of mantra-varṇas on limbs) and digbandhana (directional sealing), a technical procedure aligned with mantra-śāstra and disciplined liturgical practice.