Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

हृदयान्नाभिपर्यंतं कामबीजं प्रविन्यसेत् । शिरसो हृत्प्रदेशांतं तार्तीयं विन्यसेत्ततः ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

hṛdayānnābhiparyaṃtaṃ kāmabījaṃ pravinyaset | śiraso hṛtpradeśāṃtaṃ tārtīyaṃ vinyasettataḥ || 45 ||

Translation

ഹൃദയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് നാഭിവരെ കാമബീജം വിധിപൂർവ്വം ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് ശിരസ്സിൽ നിന്ന് ഹൃദയപ്രദേശാന്തം വരെ തൃതീയ (താർതീയ) ബീജം വിന്യസിക്കണം.

Word by Word

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

• नाभिपर्यन्तम्: up to the navel
• नाभिपर्यन्तम्: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण/सीमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाभि + पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (नाभिं पर्यन्तम्); अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; (सीमाबोधक)

• कामबीजम्: Kāma-bīja (seed syllable)
• कामबीजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रविन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• प्रविन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शिरसः: of the head
• शिरसः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• हृत्प्रदेशान्तम्: up to the region of the heart
• हृत्प्रदेशान्तम्: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण/सीमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हृत् + प्रदेश + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास (हृत्प्रदेशं अन्तम्/पर्यन्तम्); अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; (सीमाबोधक)

• तार्तीयम्: the third (seed)
• तार्तीयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (तृतीयं बीजम् इत्यर्थः)

• विन्यसेत्: should place
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/thereafter)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of mantra-nyasa)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches nyāsa—ritual placement of seed-mantras on specific body regions—so the practitioner internalizes the mantra as a living presence, aligning vital centers (heart, navel, head) for focused upāsanā.

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

Although technical, it supports devotional practice by prescribing a disciplined bodily and mental preparation (nyāsa) that steadies attention and makes mantra-japa and worship more concentrated and heartfelt.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-application knowledge—mantra-viniyoga and nyāsa (a technical upāsanā procedure often taught alongside śikṣā-style concerns of correct placement/recitation)—is highlighted as a step-by-step practice.