Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

आधारे नामसं स्थाप्य तत्र चेद्रविमंडलम् । क्लिममातृका पूलमुञ्चरन्पूरपेज्जलैः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

ādhāre nāmasaṃ sthāpya tatra cedravimaṃḍalam | klimamātṛkā pūlamuñcaranpūrapejjalaiḥ || 3 ||

Translation

आधारात ‘नामसं’ हा वर्णसमूह स्थापून तेथेच रविमंडळ स्थापन करावे. नंतर ‘क्लीं’ मातृका-श्रृंखला उच्चारत मंत्रधारा प्रवाहित करून कर्मजलाने ते परिपूर्ण करावे.

Word by Word

• आधारे: in/on the base
• आधारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• नामसम्: the name/formula
• नामसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘name/namas-formula’ (reading as नामसम्)

• स्थाप्य: having स्थापित/placed
• स्थाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), from √स्था causative sense ‘to place/establish’; ‘having स्थापित’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (यदि)

• रवि-मण्डलम्: the sun-circle (ravi maṇḍala)
• रवि-मण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रवेः मण्डलम् → रविमण्डलम्

• क्लिम-मातृका: the ‘klim’ matrika (mantric formula)
• क्लिम-मातृका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लिम् (बीजाक्षर, अव्ययवत्) + मातृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘क्लिम्-युक्ता मातृका’ (mantric syllable + matrika)

• पूलम्: a heap/mass
• पूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• उञ्चरन्: uttering/performing
• उञ्चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उञ्छ्/उञ्च् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative Singular; ‘doing/uttering/raising’ (reading uncertain: उञ्चरन्)

• पूरपेज्जलैः: with waters (for filling/ablution)
• पूरपेज्जलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरप (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: ‘पूरप-जल’ (water for filling/ablution; reading uncertain: पेज्जलैः)

Speaker

Narada (in an instructional, technical-ritual context; narrated within the Narada Purana’s Vedanga/ritual section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

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

It presents a technical upāsanā/ritual sequence: establishing a foundational support (ādhāra), invoking the solar principle (ravi-maṇḍala), and activating mantra-power through the mātṛkā (letters) with ritual water—linking cosmic order to disciplined practice.

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

Though primarily technical, it supports bhakti-based upāsanā by prescribing a focused method to place sacred syllables and invoke a divine cosmic form (the Sun as a sacred manifestation), making devotion structured through mantra and visualization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi and mātṛkā-krama (systematic use of syllables/letters), along with ritual procedure involving jalābhiṣeka/filling with water—typical of technical liturgical practice discussed in the Vedanga-oriented portion of Book 1.3.