Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

देवीमिष्ट्वा मध्ययोनौ त्रिकोणे रतिपूर्विकाम् । वामकोणे रतिं दक्षे प्रीतिमग्रे मनोभवाम् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

devīmiṣṭvā madhyayonau trikoṇe ratipūrvikām | vāmakoṇe ratiṃ dakṣe prītimagre manobhavām || 24 ||

Translation

മധ്യത്തിലുള്ള യോനി-രൂപ ത്രികോണത്തിൽ ദേവിയെ പൂജിച്ച് അവിടെ രതിപൂർവികയെ സ്ഥാപിച്ച് ആരാധിക്കണം; ഇടത് കോണിൽ രതി, വലത് കോണിൽ പ്രീതി, മുൻവശത്തെ ശിഖരത്തിൽ മനോഭവയെ സ്ഥാപിച്ച് പൂജിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• iṣṭvā: having worshipped
• iṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त; absolutive)
• Form: Kṛdanta (Absolutive/क्त्वा); iṣṭvā = 'having worshipped/sacrificed to'

• madhya-yonau: in the central yoni
• madhya-yonau: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक) + yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Saptamī Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: madhya-yoni = 'central yoni/center'

• trikoṇe: in the triangle
• trikoṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trikoṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī Ekavacana

• rati-pūrvikām: Rati-pūrvikā (a śakti-name)
• rati-pūrvikām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: rati-pūrvikā = 'Rati as the first/preceding (one)' (name/epithet)

• vāma-koṇe: in the left corner
• vāma-koṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāma (प्रातिपदिक) + koṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: vāma-koṇa = 'left corner'

• ratim: Rati
• ratim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• dakṣe: on the right
• dakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī Ekavacana; here = 'on the right (side/corner)' (elliptic)

• prītim: Prīti
• prītim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana

• agre: in front
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (Indeclinable); adverb/locative-usage = 'in front/ahead'

• mano-bhavām: Manobhavā (a śakti-name)
• mano-bhavām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक) + bhavā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: mano-bhavā = 'mind-born' (name/epithet)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara tradition, within a technical/ritual exposition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Ratipūrvikā
• Rati
• Prīti
• Manobhavā

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise upāsanā method: the Goddess is worshipped through ordered placement of associated śaktis in a yoni-shaped triangular maṇḍala, emphasizing disciplined ritual structure and focused contemplation.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, methodical worship—honoring the Goddess and her attendant powers (Rati, Prīti, etc.) through a prescribed arrangement that aids single-pointed devotion and visualization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects kalpa-style ritual procedure and maṇḍala/nyāsa principles—practical liturgical know-how about where deities are invoked and worshipped within a geometric diagram.