Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

धात्रा तु केशवं न्यस्यार्यम्ण नारायणं पुनः । मित्रेण माधवं न्यस्य गोविंदं वरुणेन च ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

dhātrā tu keśavaṃ nyasyāryamṇa nārāyaṇaṃ punaḥ | mitreṇa mādhavaṃ nyasya goviṃdaṃ varuṇena ca || 24 ||

Translation

Hendaklah dilakukan nyāsa: letakkan Keśava bersama Dhātṛ; sekali lagi letakkan Nārāyaṇa bersama Aryaman; letakkan Mādhava bersama Mitra, dan juga Govinda bersama Varuṇa.

Word by Word

• धात्रा: by Dhātṛ (a deity)
• धात्रा: Karana (करण/instrument/agent-associate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrastive

• केशवम्: Keśava
• केशवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), having placed

• अर्यम्णा: by Aryaman
• अर्यम्णा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• नारायणम्: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• पुनः: again/then
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)

• मित्रेण: by Mitra
• मित्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• माधवम्: Mādhava
• माधवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• न्यस्य: having placed
• न्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + अस् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), having placed

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda
• गोविन्दम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• वरुणेन: by Varuṇa
• वरुणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of Vishnu-nyasa aligned with Aditya deities)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Keśava
• Nārāyaṇa
• Mādhava
• Govinda
• Dhātṛ
• Aryaman
• Mitra
• Varuṇa
• Ādityas

FAQs

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

It teaches a disciplined nyāsa where Viṣṇu’s names are installed in the practitioner’s ritual body/space while invoking specific Āditya deities, integrating devotion with precise Vedic-style procedure.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as mantra-sevā: reverently installing Keśava, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava, and Govinda, so the devotee’s worship becomes embodied, attentive, and continuous rather than merely verbal.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technology—nyāsa and devatā-sambandha (linking mantra/names with deities like Dhātṛ, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa), a structured application aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision in rites.