Shloka 45

Devanagari script

विन्यसेद्धृदयादीनि पूर्वादिषु चतुर्ष्वपि । ततोऽस्त्रं देवदेवस्य कोणे चैव तु विन्यसेत् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

vinyaseddhṛdayādīni pūrvādiṣu caturṣvapi | tato'straṃ devadevasya koṇe caiva tu vinyaset || 45 ||

Translation

ഹൃദയാദി അങ്കന്യാസങ്ങൾ കിഴക്ക് മുതലായ നാലു ദിക്കുകളിലും വിന്യസിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് ദേവദേവന്റെ അസ്ത്രമന്ത്രം കോണദിക്കിലും (ഇടത്തരം ദിശ) വിന്യസിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• vinyaset: should place/arrange
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• hṛdaya-ādīni: (nyāsa of) heart etc. (mantras/parts)
• hṛdaya-ādīni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Bahuvacana (plural); Tatpuruṣa: hṛdayaṃ ādiḥ yeṣām ‘heart etc.’

• pūrva-ādiṣu: in the east and other directions
• pūrva-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (dik-śabda usage), Saptamī (7th), Bahuvacana; ‘in the eastern etc. (directions)’

• caturṣu: in the four
• caturṣu: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Saptamī (7th), Bahuvacana; numeral adjective qualifying (pūrva-ādiṣu) understood as ‘in the four’

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya/Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (particle: ‘also/even’)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Sequential adverb

• astram: the weapon (astra-mantra)
• astram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• deva-devasya: of the God of gods
• deva-devasya: Sambandha/Śeṣa (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (6th), Ekavacana; Tatpuruṣa (genitive): devānāṃ devaḥ ‘god of gods’ → ‘of the God of gods’

• koṇe: in a corner
• koṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Virodha/Anvaya-nipāta (contrastive particle)

• vinyaset: should place
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (optative), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva

FAQs

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

It teaches directional sanctification and protection: by placing aṅga-nyāsa in the quarters and the astra-mantra in the corner, the worshipper establishes a guarded, consecrated space for deity-worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upacāra: the devotee honors the deity through precise mantra-placements, treating worship as attentive service that protects and purifies the mind and the ritual space.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—mantra-viniyoga and directional placement (dik-nyāsa/dik-bandhana), a practical aspect of kalpa-style procedure used in temple and home worship.