Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

उद्यदर्कनिभां विद्यां मालाभयवरोद्वहाम् । लक्षत्रयं जपेन्मंत्रं दशांशं किंशुकोद्भवैः ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

udyadarkanibhāṃ vidyāṃ mālābhayavarodvahām | lakṣatrayaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ daśāṃśaṃ kiṃśukodbhavaiḥ || 17 ||

Translation

उगवत्या सूर्याप्रमाणे तेजस्वी विद्येचे ध्यान करावे—जी माळ धारण करते, अभय व वर देते. मंत्राचा तीन लक्ष जप करावा आणि त्याचा दशांश किंशुक-पुष्पांनी होम करावा।

Word by Word

• उद्यत्-अर्क-निभाम्: like the rising sun
• उद्यत्-अर्क-निभाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत् (कृदन्त) + अर्क + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of विद्यां): ‘like the rising sun’

• विद्याम्: the Vidyā (mantra/knowledge)
• विद्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• माला-अभय-वर-उद्वहाम्: bearing garland, fearlessness, and boon
• माला-अभय-वर-उद्वहाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माला + अभय + वर + उद्वह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (of विद्यां/देवीं): ‘bearing a garland, fearlessness, and boon’

• लक्ष-त्रयम्: three lakhs (300,000)
• लक्ष-त्रयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; परिमाण (measure)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मन्त्रम्: the mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• दश-अंशम्: a tenth part
• दश-अंशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; परिमाण (tenth part)

• किंशुक-उद्भवैः: with kiṃśuka-derived (offerings)
• किंशुक-उद्भवैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंशुक + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrumental): ‘with things arising from kiṃśuka (flowers/wood)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumara
• Narada
• Vidyā
• Kiṃśuka (Palāśa)

FAQs

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

It teaches a complete sādhana pattern for mantra-siddhi: visualization of the Vidyā’s form (dhyāna), disciplined repetition (japa), and completion through a proportional fire-offering (daśāṃśa-homa).

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

By prescribing reverent meditation on the radiant Vidyā and steady mantra-japa, it frames devotion as focused remembrance and worship expressed through both inner contemplation and outward ritual completion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa-oriented ritual procedure is emphasized: the rule of lakṣa-counted japa and the daśāṃśa (one-tenth) homa using a specified oblation material (kiṃśuka/palāśa flowers).