Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

बाह्वोः कण्ठे च चिबुके चौष्ठे गण्डे प्रविन्यसेत् । कर्णयोर्वदने नासापुटे नेत्रे च मूर्द्धनि ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

bāhvoḥ kaṇṭhe ca cibuke cauṣṭhe gaṇḍe pravinyaset | karṇayorvadane nāsāpuṭe netre ca mūrddhani || 25 ||

Translation

ബാഹുക്കളിലും കണ്ഠത്തിലും ചിബുക്കിലും അധരങ്ങളിലും കവിളുകളിലും വിധിപൂർവ്വം ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. അതുപോലെ കർണങ്ങളിൽ, മുഖത്തിൽ, നാസാപുടങ്ങളിൽ, നേത്രങ്ങളിൽ, ശിരോശിഖരത്തിലും സ്ഥാപിക്കണം॥२५॥

Word by Word

• बाह्वोः: of the two arms
• बाह्वोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; Genitive dual

• कण्ठे: on the neck
• कण्ठे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चिबुके: on the chin
• चिबुके: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिबुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ओष्ठे: on the lip
• ओष्ठे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• गण्डे: on the cheek
• गण्डे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• प्रविन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• प्रविन्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; Parasmaipada; causative sense not intended—intensive prefixing (प्र+वि+नि)

• कर्णयोः: in the two ears
• कर्णयोः: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), द्विवचन; Locative dual

• वदने: in the mouth/face
• वदने: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• नासापुटे: in the nostril cavity
• नासापुटे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासापुट (प्रातिपदिक: नासा+पुट)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• नेत्रे: in the eye
• नेत्रे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मूर्द्धनि: on the head/crown
• मूर्द्धनि: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular (नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Vedanga-Shiksha procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision and discipline in Vedic practice—correct placement/attention to bodily loci supports purity, focus, and the effective performance of mantra-based rites taught in the Vedanga tradition.

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

Indirectly: by training the practitioner in careful, reverent procedure, it prepares the mind for steady remembrance and worship—technical correctness becomes a support for single-pointed devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga-Shiksha style procedural mapping of bodily points used in recitation/ritual discipline, reflecting the technical side of mantra practice and correct performance.