Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

तत्त्वे नाम समुञ्चर्य्य न्यसेन्मूर्द्धादिषु क्रमात् । पूर्वोक्तं ध्यानमत्रापि भानुलक्षजपो मनोः ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

tattve nāma samuñcaryya nyasenmūrddhādiṣu kramāt | pūrvoktaṃ dhyānamatrāpi bhānulakṣajapo manoḥ || 81 ||

Translation

ദിവ്യനാമത്തെ തത്ത്വത്തിൽ സമ്യക്‌മായി ഏകീകരിച്ച്, ശിരസ്സാദി അവയവങ്ങളിൽ ക്രമമായി ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. ഇവിടെ കൂടി മുൻപറഞ്ഞ ധ്യാനം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, മന്ത്രം ഒരു ലക്ഷം പ്രാവശ്യം ജപിക്കണം॥

Word by Word

• tattve: in/with the tattva
• tattve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: namely
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), 'namely/indeed'

• samuñcarya: having combined/recited together
• samuñcarya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam + ud + √car (चर्, धातु)
• Form: Gerund/Absolutive (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय), 'having combined/uttering together'

• nyaset: one should place (perform nyāsa)
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + √as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); parasmaipada

• mūrddha-ādiṣu: on the head and other (places)
• mūrddha-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrddhan (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: mūrddhādayaḥ (head etc.)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); used adverbially 'in order/stepwise'

• pūrva-uktam: previously stated
• pūrva-uktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ukta (√vac + kta; उक्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa/karmadhāraya sense: 'previously said'

• dhyānam: meditation
• dhyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• atra: here
• atra: Deśa (देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• api: also
• api: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), inclusion 'also'

• bhānu-lakṣa-japaḥ: the japa of one hundred thousand (repetitions)
• bhānu-lakṣa-japaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + japa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: bhānūnāṃ lakṣaḥ (one hundred thousand) → bhānu-lakṣa-japaḥ = japa of 100,000 (count)

• manoḥ: of the mantra
• manoḥ: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra/manas? here: mantrá (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन); in tantric usage 'mantra' (मन्त्र) often appears as 'manu' (मनु) in genitive 'manoḥ'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined mantra-sādhana: internalizing the Name into its tattva, sanctifying the body through nyāsa, sustaining the mind with dhyāna, and completing practice through a prescribed count of japa (lakṣa).

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

Bhakti here takes a technical form—devotion expressed as steady remembrance: the Name is installed (nyāsa), contemplated (dhyāna), and lovingly repeated (japa) in a regulated way to stabilize the heart in the deity/mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-application: kramāt (proper sequencing) of nyāsa locations (mūrdha-ādi), and the sādhana-standard of lakṣa-japa, reflecting the technical discipline typical of Vedāṅga-informed practice.