Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

मातृकोक्तस्थले माया तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान् । चतुर्थीनमसायुक्तान्प्रथमो न्यास ईरितः ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

mātṛkoktasthale māyā tṛtīyakrodhapūrvakān | caturthīnamasāyuktānprathamo nyāsa īritaḥ || 40 ||

Translation

മാതൃകാ സൂചിപ്പിച്ച സ്ഥാനത്ത് ‘മായാ’യെ ന്യാസിക്കണം; പിന്നെ മൂന്നാം ക്രമത്തിൽ ‘ക്രോധ’ത്തിൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന അക്ഷരങ്ങളെ ചതുര്ഥീ വിഭക്തിയും ‘നമഃ’യും ചേർത്ത് സ്ഥാപിക്കണം. ഇതാണ് ആദ്യ ന്യാസം എന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मातृकोक्तस्थले: in the place stated in the Mātr̥kā (instruction)
• मातृकोक्तस्थले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृका+उक्त+स्थल (प्रातिपदिक; उक्त = √वच् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (loc. sg.)—‘मातृकया उक्ते स्थले’

• माया: Māyā
• माया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान्: preceded by the third (syllable) ‘krodha’
• तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय+क्रोध+पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण—(कान्) ‘तृतीय(ाक्षर)क्रोधेन पूर्वकान्’

• चतुर्थीनमसा: with the ‘namaḥ’ in the fourth (dative) form
• चतुर्थीनमसा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी+नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instr. sg.)—‘चतुर्थी-विभक्त्या नमसा’ (with ‘namaḥ’ in dative-form usage)

• युक्तान्: joined/combined
• युक्तान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √युज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘(तान्) युक्तान्’

• प्रथमः: the first
• प्रथमः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘न्यासः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• न्यासः: nyāsa
• न्यासः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ईरितः: is declared/said
• ईरितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरित (प्रातिपदिक; √ईर्/√इर् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘उक्तः/प्रोक्तः’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Matrika
• Maya
• Krodha

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-power is stabilized through nyāsa—formally ‘installing’ sacred syllables onto prescribed bodily/ritual locations—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit vessel for worship and concentration.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by structuring worship: the use of “namaḥ” (salutation) frames the practice in surrender, making mantra-recitation an act of reverence rather than mere technique.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights precise mantra-application rules—case-usage (caturthī/dative), correct joining of syllables, and prescribed placements—reflecting the discipline of śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (grammar) as they inform ritual correctness.