Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

नवयोन्यात्मकं न्यासं कुर्याद्बीजैस्त्रिभिः पुनः । बालोदितप्रकारेण मूर्तिन्यासमथाचरेत् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

navayonyātmakaṃ nyāsaṃ kuryādbījaistribhiḥ punaḥ | bāloditaprakāreṇa mūrtinyāsamathācaret || 47 ||

Translation

അനന്തരം മൂന്നു ബീജമന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ വീണ്ടും ‘നവയോനി-സ്വഭാവ’ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. തുടർന്ന് മുമ്പ് പറഞ്ഞ ബാലോദിത രീതിപ്രകാരം മൂർത്തിന്യാസം (ദേഹത്തിൽ ദേവരൂപസ്ഥാപനം) ആചരിക്കണം॥

Word by Word

• नव-योनि-आत्मकम्: consisting of nine wombs/origins
• नव-योनि-आत्मकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival)

• न्यासम्: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• बीजैः: with seed-syllables
• बीजैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• त्रिभिः: by three
• त्रिभिः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• बाल-उदित-प्रकारेण: in the manner taught by Bāla
• बाल-उदित-प्रकारेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + उदित (कृदन्त, √उद्/उद्-उद्) + प्रकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; ‘-प्रकारेण’ = ‘in the manner’

• मूर्ति-न्यासम्: the mūrti-nyāsa (placement of forms)
• मूर्ति-न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रयोगसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• आचरेत्: should perform/practice
• आचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

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 prescribes internal consecration: by placing bīja-mantras and then performing mūrti-nyāsa, the practitioner sacralizes the body as a fit seat for deity-upāsanā, aligning speech, mind, and limbs with mantra-power.

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

By instructing mūrti-nyāsa, it frames devotion as embodied worship—devotees internalize the deity’s presence before external rites, making bhakti an intimate, lived contemplation rather than only an outward ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science: correct sequencing of nyāsa and disciplined use of bīja-mantras—procedural knowledge closely tied to mantra-prayoga traditions and the technical side of upāsanā.