Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

षष्ठकं नसि विन्यस्य व्यापकं विद्यया न्यसेत् । निदाघकालमध्याह्नदिवाकरसमप्रभाम् ॥ १२३ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhakaṃ nasi vinyasya vyāpakaṃ vidyayā nyaset | nidāghakālamadhyāhnadivākarasamaprabhām || 123 ||

Translation

ഷഷ്ഠകം നാസികയിൽ വിന്യസിച്ച്, വിദ്യയാൽ സർവ്വവ്യാപക തത്ത്വത്തിന്റെ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം. ഗ്രീഷ്മ മധ്യാഹ്ന സൂര്യനെപ്പോലെ ദീപ്തമായി ധ്യാനിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• षष्ठकम्: the sixth (part/letter-group)
• षष्ठकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• नसि: in the nose
• नसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिका/नस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन (Vedic/variant locative form ‘नसि’ = ‘नासिकायाम्’)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नि-आस्/√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having placed/arranged’

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied object/nyāsa)

• विद्यया: by/with the vidyā (mantra)
• विद्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचन; करण

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative) प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• निदाघ-काल-मध्याह्न-दिवाकर-सम-प्रभाम्: (her) radiance equal to the midday sun in summer
• निदाघ-काल-मध्याह्न-दिवाकर-सम-प्रभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निदाघ (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘whose radiance is equal to the sun at midday in the hot season’; विशेषणम् (of the देवी/विद्या)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual/nyasa method as received in the tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise nyāsa-and-dhyāna step: installing a mantra-part on the nose and contemplating the all-pervading reality as intensely luminous, making the body a fit seat for mantra-power and focused awareness.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by giving a concrete way to internalize the deity/principle—through placement (nyāsa) and vivid contemplation—so devotion becomes embodied, steady, and one-pointed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied mantra-vidyā and ritual technique (nyāsa with specified body-locus and visualization), a practical discipline aligned with Vedic ancillary sciences used in worship and meditation procedures.