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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 166

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

नसोर्वक्रे च चिबुके कण्ठे दोर्मूलके हृदि । उदरे नाभिदेशे च लिंगे मूलसरोरुहे ॥ १६६ ॥

nasorvakre ca cibuke kaṇṭhe dormūlake hṛdi | udare nābhideśe ca liṃge mūlasaroruhe || 166 ||

Pada lekuk lubang hidung, pada dagu, di tekak, pada pangkal lengan, di jantung, di perut, di kawasan pusat, pada alat kelamin, dan pada teratai akar (mūlādhāra)—itulah titik-titik yang ditetapkan.

नसोःof the two nostrils
नसोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootनासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual) — 'of the two nostrils'
वक्रेin the curve/bend
वक्रे:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootवक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
and
:
समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
चिबुकेin the chin
चिबुके:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootचिबुक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
कण्ठेin the throat
कण्ठे:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
दोर्मूलकेat the root of the arms (armpit/shoulder-base)
दोर्मूलके:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदोर् (प्रातिपदिक) + मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दोर्-मूलक = 'root/base of the arms')
हृदिin the heart
हृदि:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular) — irregular locative form
उदरेin the belly
उदरे:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootउदर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
नाभिदेशेin the navel-region
नाभिदेशे:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootनाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नाभेः देशः = 'region of the navel')
and
:
समुच्चय (Conjunctive)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
लिङ्गेin the genital organ
लिङ्गे:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)
मूलसरोरुहेin the root-lotus (mūlādhāra)
मूलसरोरुहे:
अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमूल (प्रातिपदिक) + सरोरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः (मूलं सरोरुहम् = 'root-lotus', i.e., the root-center)

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse functions as technical instruction)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

It enumerates specific bodily loci used for disciplined practice—such as prāṇa regulation, meditative fixation, or technical ritual/yogic visualization—showing how inner practice is anchored to precise points.

Indirectly: by giving a technical framework for inner steadiness (mind and prāṇa), it supports focused remembrance and worship; stable attention is treated as an aid to sustained devotion.

A technical, śāstra-style listing of bodily points relevant to practice (often aligned with prāṇa/adhāra or marma-type instruction), consistent with Book 1.3’s emphasis on applied Vedic sciences.