Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

निधाय मंडले रक्तचंदनादिविनिर्मिते । विलोममातृकामूलमुञ्चरन्पूरयेज्जलैः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

nidhāya maṃḍale raktacaṃdanādivinirmite | vilomamātṛkāmūlamuñcaranpūrayejjalaiḥ || 37 ||

Translation

Setelah meletakkannya di dalam maṇḍala yang dibuat daripada cendana merah dan seumpamanya, hendaklah ia mengisinya dengan air sambil melafazkan bīja akar (mantra dasar) para Mātr̥kā dalam susunan terbalik.

Word by Word

• निधाय: having placed
• निधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having placed'

• मण्डले: in the maṇḍala
• मण्डले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• रक्त-चन्दन-आदि-विनिर्मिते: made of red sandalwood etc.
• रक्त-चन्दन-आदि-विनिर्मिते: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त + चन्दन + आदि + विनिर्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (रक्तचन्दनादिभिः विनिर्मित); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of मण्डले)

• विलोम-मातृका-मूलम्: the base of the mātṛkā (letters) in reverse order
• विलोम-मातृका-मूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोम + मातृका + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (विलोम-क्रमेण मातृकायाः मूलम्/आधारः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उञ्चरन्: uttering/reciting
• उञ्चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्√चर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग; समकाल-क्रिया

• पूरयेत्: should fill
• पूरयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जलैः: with water
• जलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual section, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Matrika (alphabet-deities)

FAQs

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

It describes a precise ritual act where a sanctified maṇḍala and water are empowered through mantra—linking material purity (maṇḍala, water) with sonic power (Mātr̥kā-bīja) to generate ritual efficacy.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti-oriented worship by prescribing correct consecration methods; disciplined mantra-recitation and sanctification become supportive limbs (aṅgas) of devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-prayoga and phonetic/recitational discipline (connected to Śikṣā) are implied—especially the ordered (and reverse-ordered) handling of Mātr̥kā syllables during a ritual procedure.