Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मरंध्रे ललाटे च भ्रूमध्ये कण्ठदेशतः । हृदि नाभौ फले मूलाधारे चेताः क्रमान्न्यसेत् ॥ ५९ ॥

Transliteration

brahmaraṃdhre lalāṭe ca bhrūmadhye kaṇṭhadeśataḥ | hṛdi nābhau phale mūlādhāre cetāḥ kramānnyaset || 59 ||

Translation

ബ്രഹ്മരന്ധ്രം, ലലാടം, ഭ്രൂമധ്യം, കണ്ഠദേശം, ഹൃദയം, നാഭി, ഉപസ്ഥം, മൂലാധാരം—ഇവിടങ്ങളിൽ ചേതനയെ ക്രമമായി സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे: in the brahma-opening (crown aperture)
• ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मरन्ध्र = ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः रन्ध्रम्)

• ललाटे: on the forehead
• ललाटे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ललाट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• भ्रूमध्ये: between the eyebrows
• भ्रूमध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रूमध्य = भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भ्रुवोः मध्ये)

• कण्ठदेशतः: from the region of the throat
• कण्ठदेशतः: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कण्ठदेश = कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक) + तः (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) 'from'; पूर्वपदः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (कण्ठस्य देशः)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• नाभौ: in the navel
• नाभौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• फले: in the fruit/result-place (here: genital region/phalaka)
• फले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मूलाधारे: in the mūlādhāra
• मूलाधारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलाधार = मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मूलस्य आधारः)

• चेताः: the mind/consciousness
• चेताः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; रूपम्: चेताः (चेतसः द्वितीया एकवचन)

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पञ्चमी-अर्थे तसिल्/अद्वयभाव (adverb) 'in order/stepwise'

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु) (न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually मध्यमपुरुष implied instruction) एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आज्ञार्थे विधिलिङ् (one should place)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It outlines a graded method of dhyāna where awareness is deliberately stationed in key subtle loci of the body, training steadiness (ekāgratā) and preparing the practitioner for inner purification and liberation-oriented contemplation.

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

While framed as yogic concentration, it supports bhakti-upāsanā by stabilizing the mind so it can dwell on the Lord without distraction; disciplined inner focus becomes an aid to sustained remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

This is a technical yogic instruction rather than grammar or ritual procedure: it presents applied upāsanā/dhyāna know-how—how to sequence concentration through recognized inner centers (a practical science of meditation found alongside Narada Purana’s technical teachings).