Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

विवेकविधुरां मत्तां मानलज्जाभयातिगाम् । चिंतयन्नर्चयेञ्चक्रं मध्ये देवीं दिगंबराम् ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

vivekavidhurāṃ mattāṃ mānalajjābhayātigām | ciṃtayannarcayeñcakraṃ madhye devīṃ digaṃbarām || 95 ||

Translation

विवेकशून्य, दिव्य उन्मादाने मत्त, आणि मान-लज्जा-भय यांपलीकडे असलेल्या त्या दिगंबरा देवीचे ध्यान करून, चक्राच्या मध्यभागी तिला स्थापून चक्रपूजन करावे.

Word by Word

• viveka-vidhurām: devoid of discrimination
• viveka-vidhurām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viveka (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhurā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—'vivekena vidhurā' (bereft of discernment)

• mattām: intoxicated/maddened
• mattām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: matta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• māna-lajjā-bhaya-atigām: beyond pride, shame, and fear
• māna-lajjā-bhaya-atigām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māna (प्रातिपदिक) + lajjā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक) + atigā (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक from √gam/गम् with ati-; 'one who has gone beyond')
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—'mānaṃ lajjāṃ bhayaṃ ca atītā' (having transcended pride, shame, and fear)

• ciṃtayan: meditating
• ciṃtayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ciṃt (धातु) (present participle/शतृ)
• Form: Pumliṅga (masc) Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; वर्तमान-कृदन्तः (शतृ), 'while thinking/meditating'

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arc (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात, conjunction)

• cakram: the discus (chakra)
• cakram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd), Ekavacana

• madhye: in the middle
• madhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saptamī-arthī avyaya (locative adverbial), 'in the middle'

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• dig-ambarām: sky-clad (nude)
• dig-ambarām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dik (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः—'dig eva ambaraṃ yasyāḥ sā' (sky/clad in directions; naked)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Digambara (aspect of Devi)
• Cakra (ritual mandala)

FAQs

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

It teaches a focused method of deity-centered worship: establish the Devī at the center of a sacred cakra and approach her through intense contemplation that rises beyond ordinary egoic states like pride, shame, and fear.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as single-pointed remembrance (cintana) joined with reverential worship (arcana), where the devotee’s emotional and mental limitations are intentionally transcended to rest in wholehearted devotion to the Devī.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure (prayoga): using a cakra/mandala as a structured support for worship and visualization—an applied, methodical aspect of sacred practice aligned with the technical tone of Book 1.3.