Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

मायया पुटितं कृत्वा कुर्यादंगानि षट् क्रमात् । प्रत्येकं शक्तिपुटुतैर्मंत्रार्णैर्दशभिर्न्यसेत् ॥ ११३ ॥

Transliteration

māyayā puṭitaṃ kṛtvā kuryādaṃgāni ṣaṭ kramāt | pratyekaṃ śaktipuṭutairmaṃtrārṇairdaśabhirnyaset || 113 ||

Translation

ആദ്യം ‘മായാ’യാൽ പുടിതം (മുദ്രിതം/രക്ഷിതം) ചെയ്ത്, ക്രമമായി ഷഡംഗ-കർമ്മങ്ങൾ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കണം. ഓരോ അംഗത്തിലും ശക്തി-പുടം ലഭിച്ച പത്ത് മന്ത്രാക്ഷരങ്ങളുടെ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം.

Word by Word

• māyayā: by (means of) māyā
• māyayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental Singular)

• puṭitam: encased/covered
• puṭitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṭita (कृदन्त; √puṭ/puṭ- ‘to cover/enclose’ as past participle)
• Form: भूतकृत्/कृतप्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter Accusative Singular); ‘enclosed/encased’

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having done/made’

• kuryāt: should do/should perform
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• aṅgāni: limbs/parts
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative Plural)

• ṣaṭ: six
• ṣaṭ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/अविकारी रूप; अङ्गानि इति विशेषण (numeral: six)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative Singular); ‘in order/stepwise’ (ablative of manner)

• pratyekam: each (one)
• pratyekam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati + eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverb): ‘each, individually’

• śakti-puṭutaiḥ: by the power-enclosures
• śakti-puṭutaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti + puṭutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (Feminine, Instrumental Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śakteḥ puṭutā: ‘enclosure/encasement of power’)

• mantra-arṇaiḥ: with mantra-syllables
• mantra-arṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental Plural); तत्पुरुष (mantrasya arṇāni: ‘syllables/letters of the mantra’)

• daśabhiḥ: with ten
• daśabhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, तृतीया बहुवचन (Instrumental Plural); mantra-arṇaiḥ इति विशेषण (ten)

• nyaset: should place/assign
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + √as (अस् धातु; न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular); ‘to place/assign (nyāsa)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Maya
• Shakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-practice is not merely recitation: the sādhaka first establishes protective and empowering ‘seals’ (Māyā and Śakti) and then performs the six aṅga-steps in order, so the rite becomes spiritually effective and safeguarded.

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

Even when the goal is devotional realization, the Purāṇa emphasizes disciplined ritual supports—nyāsa and aṅga-vidhi—to steady the mind, sanctify the body as a seat of worship, and make devotion focused and potent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights practical mantra-vidhi (ritual technique): sequential performance (krama), aṅga-prayoga (six auxiliaries), and nyāsa (placement of mantra-syllables), reflecting the text’s technical/śāstra-oriented instruction characteristic of Book 1.3.