Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

रक्षः कोणे शंखचक्रगदापंकजधारिणीम् । सावित्रीं पीतवसनां यजेद्विणुं च तादृशम् ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

rakṣaḥ koṇe śaṃkhacakragadāpaṃkajadhāriṇīm | sāvitrīṃ pītavasanāṃ yajedviṇuṃ ca tādṛśam || 26 ||

Translation

Di penjuru Rakṣas (penjuru pelindung), hendaklah dipuja Sāvitrī yang berpakaian kuning, memegang sangkha, cakra, gada dan padma; dan hendaklah juga dipuja Viṣṇu dalam rupa yang sama.

Word by Word

• रक्षः: of the Rakṣas (demon)
• रक्षः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (रक्षसः)

• कोणे: in the corner
• कोणे: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• शंख-चक्र-गदा-पंकज-धारिणीम्: bearing conch, discus, mace, and lotus
• शंख-चक्र-गदा-पंकज-धारिणीम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंख (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + गदा (प्रातिपदिक) + पंकज (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सावित्रीम्); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (शंखादीनि धारयति इति)

• सावित्रीम्: Sāvitrī
• सावित्रीम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• पीत-वसनाम्: wearing yellow garments
• पीत-वसनाम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त, √पा धातु/पी धातु ‘to drink’ → ‘yellow’ as adj.) + वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सावित्रीम्); कर्मधारयः (पीतं वसनं यस्याः)

• यजेत्: should worship
• यजेत्: क्रिया (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्णुम्: Viṣṇu
• विष्णुम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध/निपात (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक निपात (conjunction)

• तादृशम्: similarly (of the same form)
• तादृशम्: कर्म (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विष्णुम्)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual teaching section addressed in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Savitri
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links protection and auspiciousness to Viṣṇu-centered worship: the Rakṣas corner is sanctified by installing Sāvitrī and Viṣṇu in a shared iconographic form, implying that mantra-power (Sāvitrī) and the preserver deity (Viṣṇu) function together to guard the rite and stabilize the practitioner’s mind.

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

Bhakti is expressed through upāsanā with clear form-meditation: worshipping Viṣṇu with the classic emblems (conch, discus, mace, lotus) trains remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverence (arcana), making devotion concrete through disciplined ritual attention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-prayoga and directional placement (dik-vinyāsa) used in technical worship manuals: assigning deities to specific corners and prescribing iconographic details is a practical application of Vedic ritual science as preserved in the Purāṇic Vedāṅga-style instructions.