Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

गीमाद्यं च भुवर्लोकं कंठांतं नाभितो न्यसेत् । स्वर्लोकं चैव गूमाद्यं कंठदिमस्तकावधि ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

gīmādyaṃ ca bhuvarlokaṃ kaṃṭhāṃtaṃ nābhito nyaset | svarlokaṃ caiva gūmādyaṃ kaṃṭhadimastakāvadhi || 9 ||

Translation

Hendaklah diletakkan (melalui nyāsa) Bhuvar‑loka yang bermula dengan “gī” dari pusat hingga ke hujung tekak. Dan demikian juga Svar‑loka yang bermula dengan “gū”, dari tekak hingga ke ubun‑ubun.

Word by Word

• गीम्-आद्यम्: (the mantra) beginning with “gīm”
• गीम्-आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीम् (बीज/प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘गीम्-आदि’ = beginning with “gīm”

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• भुवः-लोकम्: Bhuvarloka
• भुवः-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवः (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘भुवर्लोक’ = Bhuvarloka

• कण्ठ-अन्तम्: up to the throat
• कण्ठ-अन्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—‘भुवर्लोकम्’ इत्यस्य; ‘up to the throat’

• नाभितः: from the navel (region)
• नाभितः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिलन्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘from/starting at the navel’

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्वः-लोकम्: Svarloka
• स्वः-लोकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वः (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘स्वर्लोक’ = Svarloka

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• गूम्-आद्यम्: (the mantra) beginning with “gūm”
• गूम्-आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गूम् (बीज/प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; ‘गूम्-आदि’ = beginning with “gūm”

• कण्ठ-आदि-मस्तक-अवधि: from the throat up to the head
• कण्ठ-आदि-मस्तक-अवधि: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषणम्/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक) + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial): ‘from the throat up to the head’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical nyāsa/śikṣā procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches a nyāsa-based contemplation where cosmic realms (Bhuvar and Svar) are internalized on the practitioner’s body, making the recitation a disciplined, embodied meditation rather than mere sound.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by refining mantra-practice: careful nyāsa steadies attention and purity, helping the devotee maintain one-pointed remembrance during worship and japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Śikṣā (phonetics and correct mantra-application) is emphasized through a precise ritual mapping (nyāsa) of syllabic units and lokas onto specific bodily regions.