Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

भूमिचंद्रैकनन्दाब्धिदिक्सप्तनिगमोन्मितैः । श्मशाने कृष्मभूतस्य निशि नीहारपाथसा ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

bhūmicaṃdraikanandābdhidiksaptanigamonmitaiḥ | śmaśāne kṛṣmabhūtasya niśi nīhārapāthasā || 39 ||

Translation

भूमी, चंद्र, एक, नंदा, समुद्र, दिशा, सात व निगम (वेद) — या संकेतसंख्यांनी दर्शविलेल्या मापांप्रमाणे; स्मशानात, कृष्ण-भूत झालेल्यासाठी, रात्री, धुक्याच्या वाटेवर (हे) करावे।

Word by Word

• भूमिचन्द्रैकनन्दाब्धिदिक्सप्तनिगमोन्मितैः: measured by (units such as) earth, moon, one, Nandā, ocean, directions, seven, and Vedas
• भूमिचन्द्रैकनन्दाब्धिदिक्सप्तनिगमोन्मितैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूमि + चन्द्र + एक + नन्दा + अब्धि + दिक् + सप्त + निगम + उन्मित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण-समाससमूहः; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन (Plural); उन्मित (PPP from √मा/मि 'to measure' with उद्-): "measured by"; agrees with implied instrument (e.g., parts/units)

• श्मशाने: in the cremation-ground
• श्मशाने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्मशान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृष्मभूतस्य: of the kṛṣma-bhūta (dark spirit)
• कृष्मभूतस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्मभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: कृष्म + भूत (a dark/black spirit-being)

• निशि: at night
• निशि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-सप्तमी (frozen locative used adverbially): "at night"

• नीहारपाथसा: with dew-water
• नीहारपाथसा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीहार + पाथस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: "नीहारस्य पाथः" = dew-water

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/Vedanga-style context, traditionally in dialogue setting with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Nigama (Veda)

FAQs

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

It illustrates a technical, code-based way of expressing numbers and measures (bhūta-saṅkhyā style) while using stark imagery (cremation ground, night, mist) to mark an inauspicious or fearsome context—typical of cautionary or diagnostic passages in technical sections.

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

This particular verse is not a direct bhakti instruction; instead it belongs to the technical/encoded style of Book 1.3. Indirectly, it reinforces that precise Vedic knowledge and correct interpretation of signs/expressions supports dharmic practice, within which Vishnu-bhakti is later established as the highest refuge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse showcases code-words used to denote numbers (a bhūta-saṅkhyā-like convention) relevant to chandas/metrical-technical literature and broader Vedanga-style precision in transmitting measurements and structured data.