Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83

Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana

Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras

Devanagari script

केसरेषु चतुर्दिक्षु विदिक्ष्वंगानि पूजयेत् । वासुदेवं बलं दिक्षु प्रद्युम्नमनिरुद्धकम् ॥ ८३ ॥

Transliteration

kesareṣu caturdikṣu vidikṣvaṃgāni pūjayet | vāsudevaṃ balaṃ dikṣu pradyumnamaniruddhakam || 83 ||

Translation

Pada kelopak-kelopak teratai dalam rajah pemujaan, hendaklah dipuja anggota-anggota pengiring (aṅga) pada empat arah utama dan arah perantaraan; tempatkan Vāsudeva dan Bala pada arah-arahnya, serta Pradyumna dan Aniruddha juga pada suku arah masing-masing.

Word by Word

• kesareṣu: in the filaments (petals/stamens)
• kesareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kesara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• catuḥ-dikṣu: in the four directions
• catuḥ-dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (diś), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (numeral compound)

• vidikṣu: in the intermediate directions
• vidikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidiś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• aṅgāni: limbs/parts (members)
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• vāsudevam: Vāsudeva
• vāsudevam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsudeva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• balam: Bala (Balarāma)
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dikṣu: in the directions
• dikṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: diś (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• pradyumnam: Pradyumna
• pradyumnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• aniruddhakam: Aniruddha
• aniruddhakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aniruddhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a ritual-technical section; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara contextually)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vasudeva
• Bala (Balarama/Sankarshana)
• Pradyumna
• Aniruddha

FAQs

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

It sacralizes space by mapping the Lord’s fourfold manifestation (vyūha) onto the directions, making the worshipper’s environment a consecrated, ordered cosmos centered on Viṣṇu.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: honoring the Lord’s forms in specific directions trains attention, reverence, and remembrance (smaraṇa) through a structured pūjā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge of directional placement (dik-vinyāsa) and diagram-based worship (padma/maṇḍala-nyāsa), a practical liturgical science used in formal Vaishnava rites.