Shloka 40

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

प्रद्युम्नं पश्चिमे कुर्यादनिरुद्धं तथोत्तरे । वाराहं च तथाग्रेये नरसिंहं च नैर्ऋते ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

pradyumnaṃ paścime kuryādaniruddhaṃ tathottare | vārāhaṃ ca tathāgreye narasiṃhaṃ ca nairṛte || 40 ||

Translation

പടിഞ്ഞാറ് ഭാഗത്ത് പ്രദ്യുമ്നനെയും, വടക്ക് ഭാഗത്ത് അനിരുദ്ധനെയും സ്ഥാപിക്കണം. കൂടാതെ വടക്കുകിഴക്കിൽ വരാഹനെയും, തെക്കുപടിഞ്ഞാറിൽ നരസിംഹനെയും സ്ഥാപിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• प्रद्युम्नम्: Pradyumna
• प्रद्युम्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पश्चिमे: in the western (side)
• पश्चिमे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषण

• कुर्यात्: should place/do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनिरुद्धम्: Aniruddha
• अनिरुद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिरुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• उत्तरे: in the northern (side)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषण

• वाराहम्: Varāha
• वाराहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• आग्रेये: in the south-east (Agneya)
• आग्रेये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आग्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषण (आग्नेय/SE)

• नरसिंहम्: Narasimha
• नरसिंहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (नरः सिंह इव/नर-सिंहः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• नैर्ऋते: in the south-west (Nairṛta)
• नैर्ऋते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैर्ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिक्-विशेषण (south-west)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha
• Varaha
• Narasimha
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It teaches dik-vinyāsa—placing specific forms of Viṣṇu in prescribed directions—so worship becomes orderly, symbolically complete, and aligned with sacred space (kṣetra) principles.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined, reverent service (sevā) through correct installation and honoring of Viṣṇu’s manifestations—Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Varāha, and Narasiṃha—each approached in its proper place.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual-knowledge connected with kalpa (procedural ritual rules) and spatial discipline akin to vāstu/dik-jñāna, specifying directions (paścima, uttara, āgneya/īśāna, nairṛta) for icon placement.