Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

अङ्गन्यासं ततः कुर्यात्पीठाख्यं सर्वसिद्धिदम् । आधारे कामरूपाख्यं बीजं ह्रस्वार्णपूर्वकम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

aṅganyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryātpīṭhākhyaṃ sarvasiddhidam | ādhāre kāmarūpākhyaṃ bījaṃ hrasvārṇapūrvakam || 60 ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ‘പീഠ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കുന്ന അംഗന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം; അത് സർവ്വസിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു. ആധാരത്തിൽ ഹ്രസ്വസ്വര-പൂർവകമായി ‘കാമരൂപ’ എന്ന ബീജം ന്യസിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• अङ्गन्यासम्: the limb-nyāsa
• अङ्गन्यासम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गन्यास = अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अङ्गानां न्यासः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (from that/thereafter)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (injunctive instruction), परस्मैपद

• पीठाख्यम्: called 'pīṭha'
• पीठाख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीठाख्य = पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (पीठ इति आख्या यस्य)

• सर्वसिद्धिदम्: bestowing all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वसिद्धिद = सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्तार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सर्वाः सिद्धयः ददाति इति)

• आधारे: in the base/support (ādhāra)
• आधारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कामरूपाख्यम्: named 'Kāmarūpa'
• कामरूपाख्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामरूपाख्य = कामरूप (प्रातिपदिक) + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (कामरूप इति आख्या यस्य)

• बीजम्: seed-syllable (bīja)
• बीजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ह्रस्वार्णपूर्वकम्: preceded by a short vowel/syllable
• ह्रस्वार्णपूर्वकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ह्रस्वार्णपूर्वक = ह्रस्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (ह्रस्वम् अर्णम् पूर्वं यस्य)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise ritual sequence: after preliminary steps, the practitioner sanctifies the body through aṅganyāsa (mantra-placement), identifying a specific nyāsa-form (“Pīṭha”) as a means for accomplishing ritual and spiritual attainments (siddhi).

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

Although technical, the verse supports bhakti-upāsanā by showing how the body is made a fit vessel for worship through nyāsa—channeling devotion into disciplined mantra practice rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual methodology—mantra-application and phonetic precision (the instruction about a ‘short vowel’), aligning with Vedāṅga concerns such as Śikṣā (pronunciation) and kalpa-style procedural practice.