Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

देवता त्रिपुरा बाला मध्यांते शक्तिबीजके । नाभेरापादमाद्यं तु नाभ्यंतं हृदयात्परम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

devatā tripurā bālā madhyāṃte śaktibījake | nābherāpādamādyaṃ tu nābhyaṃtaṃ hṛdayātparam || 3 ||

Translation

ഈ ന്യാസത്തിന്റെ അധിഷ്ഠാത്രീ ദേവത ത്രിപുരാ ബാലാ. ശക്തി-ബീജം മദ്ധ്യത്തിലും അവസാനംതന്നെയും സ്ഥാപിക്കണം. ‘ആദ്യ’ ന്യാസം നാഭിയിൽ നിന്ന് താഴെ പാദങ്ങൾ വരെ; നാഭിയിൽ അവസാനിക്കുന്ന ന്യാസം ഹൃദയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മുകളിലേക്ക് ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• देवता: the goddess/deity
• देवता: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रिपुरा: Tripurā
• त्रिपुरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवता-विशेषण/नाम

• बाला: Bālā (the youthful goddess)
• बाला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; देवता-विशेषण/नाम

• मध्य: in the middle
• मध्य: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘मध्ये’ अर्थे

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अन्ते’ = at the end

• शक्ति: of Śakti
• शक्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; बीजके इति सम्बन्धः

• बीजके: in the seed (mantra)
• बीजके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘बीजके’ = in the seed(-mantra)

• नाभेः: of the navel
• नाभेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आ: up to
• आ: Upapada (उपपद/Prepositional marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; ‘आ ...’ = up to

• पादम्: the foot (down to the foot)
• पादम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘आ’ इत्यनेन सह

• आद्यम्: the first (one)
• आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (बीजत्रयादि-न्यासे) ‘first’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थे

• नाभि: navel
• नाभि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नाभ्यन्तम्’ इत्यस्य पूर्वपदम् (विग्रहः: नाभि-अन्तम्)

• अन्तम्: end/limit
• अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अन्तम्’ = end/limit

• हृदयात्: from the heart
• हृदयात्: Apadana (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• परम्: beyond
• परम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘beyond/superior’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of mantra-nyāsa in a Vedāṅga/Tantra-auxiliary context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Tripura Bala
• Shakti (Bija)

FAQs

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

It frames Tripurā Bālā as the devatā and gives a disciplined inner-body mapping for mantra placement (nyāsa), showing that worship is internalized through precise localization of the bīja across lower (navel-to-feet) and higher (heart upward) regions.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused upāsanā: devotion becomes concentrated remembrance by installing the deity’s power (Śakti-bīja) within one’s own body, turning the practitioner into a living altar for the devatā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure—mantra application and nyāsa (a practical discipline aligned with śikṣā/mantra-prayoga style precision), specifying where the bīja is to be placed (middle/end) and how bodily regions are demarcated (navel–feet; heart–upward).