Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

षड्बीजानि पदद्वंद्वं मूर्ध्नि भाले मुखे हृदि । नाभावूर्वोर्जंघयोश्च पादयोर्विन्यसेत्क्रमात् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍbījāni padadvaṃdvaṃ mūrdhni bhāle mukhe hṛdi | nābhāvūrvorjaṃghayośca pādayorvinyasetkramāt || 8 ||

Translation

ആറ് ബീജമന്ത്രങ്ങളെ ജോടി ജോടിയായി ക്രമത്തിൽ ശിരോമൂധ്നി, ലലാടം, മുഖം, ഹൃദയം എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിൽ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം; തുടർന്ന് നാഭി, ഊരു, ജംഘ, ഒടുവിൽ പാദങ്ങളിൽ ക്രമമായി സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• षट्: six
• षट्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सङ्ख्यावाचक-विशेषण; (अव्ययवत्) संख्या-शब्दः; ‘बीजानि’ इति विशेष्यस्य संख्या-निर्देशः

• बीजानि: seeds/syllables (bīja-mantras)
• बीजानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पद-द्वन्द्वम्: the pair of feet
• पद-द्वन्द्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पदानां द्वन्द्वम्)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head/crown
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भाले: on the forehead
• भाले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मुखे: on the face/mouth
• मुखे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नाभौ: at the navel
• नाभौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ऊर्वोः: on the two thighs
• ऊर्वोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• जङ्घयोः: on the two shanks/legs
• जङ्घयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• पादयोः: on the two feet
• पादयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• क्रमात्: in sequence, successively
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः; तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial: ‘in order/successively’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

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 teaches nyāsa—ritually “installing” seed-mantras into the body—so the practitioner’s limbs become sanctified supports for mantra-sādhana, aligning inner awareness with the invoked divine power.

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

By prescribing a disciplined, reverent preparation of the body and mind through mantra-placement, it supports focused remembrance and worship—practical devotion expressed as careful ritual attention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (prayoga) and mantra-application: a step-by-step nyāsa sequence (vinyāsa/anganyāsa) showing how technical liturgical practice is structured and performed.