Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

शिवशक्त्यभिधे न्यासं चतुर्थे तु समाचरेत् । त्रिबीजपूर्वकान्न्यस्येत्षट्शिवाञ्छक्तिसंयुतान् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

śivaśaktyabhidhe nyāsaṃ caturthe tu samācaret | tribījapūrvakānnyasyetṣaṭśivāñchaktisaṃyutān || 49 ||

Translation

ചതുര്ഥവിധിയിൽ ‘ശിവ‑ശക്തി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിലുള്ള ന്യാസം ആചരിക്കണം। മൂന്ന് ബീജാക്ഷരങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ആരംഭിച്ച് മന്ത്രന്യാസം ചെയ്ത്, പിന്നെ ശക്തിസംയുക്തമായ ഷട്‌ശിവന്മാരെ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• śiva-śakti-abhidhe: in the (mantra) designation of Śiva-Śakti
• śiva-śakti-abhidhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुष (शिवशक्त्याः अभिधा/अभिधे = 'in the name/designation of Śiva-Śakti')

• nyāsam: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• nyāsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• caturthe: in the fourth (stage/place)
• caturthe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ordinal used substantively ('in the fourth')

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; particle (निपात)

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• tri-bīja-pūrvakān: having three seed-syllables in front
• tri-bīja-pūrvakān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष (त्रीणि बीजानि पूर्वकानि येषाम्)

• nyasyet: should place (perform nyāsa)
• nyasyet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• ṣaṭ-śivān: the six Śivas
• ṣaṭ-śivān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; द्विगु (षट् शिवाः)

• śakti-saṃyutān: joined with Śakti
• śakti-saṃyutān: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; past participle (क्त) 'joined'; तत्पुरुष (शक्त्या संयुताः)

Speaker

Narada (instructional discourse in a technical/ritual section; traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches a disciplined method of mantra-installation (nyāsa), emphasizing the integration of Śiva with Śakti—power and consciousness—so the practitioner’s body and mind become a fit vessel for mantra-sādhana.

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

Though technical, it frames devotion as precise worship through embodied practice: reverence is expressed by correctly installing sacred powers (Śiva–Śakti) rather than treating worship as merely emotional.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technology: sequencing a rite (the ‘fourth’ step), using bīja-mantras, and performing nyāsa—skills aligned with applied mantra-vidhi within the Purana’s technical (Vedanga-like) material.