Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras

Devanagari script

मूलाधारे गुदे न्यस्येत्पदान्यष्टादश क्रमात् । गुणैकद्विचतुः षड्भिर्वसुपर्वनवाष्टभिः ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

mūlādhāre gude nyasyetpadānyaṣṭādaśa kramāt | guṇaikadvicatuḥ ṣaḍbhirvasuparvanavāṣṭabhiḥ || 107 ||

Translation

Di mūlādhāra, pada kawasan dubur, hendaklah dilakukan nyāsa dengan meletakkan suku kata mantra secara berurutan—lapan belas semuanya—disusun menurut kelompok 3, 1, 2, 4, dan 6, serta menurut set 8, 5, 9, dan 8.

Word by Word

• मूलाधारे: in the mūlādhāra (root-support center)
• मूलाधारे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलाधार (प्रातिपदिक; मूल + आधार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मूलस्य आधारः)

• गुदे: in the anus/rectal region
• गुदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न्यस्येत्: should place/assign
• न्यस्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु; न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पदानि: syllables/words (padas)
• पदानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• अष्टादश: eighteen
• अष्टादश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टादश (प्रातिपदिक; अष्ट + दश)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (संख्यावाचक)

• क्रमात्: in order, sequentially
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे तृतीया/पञ्चमी-रूपेण अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; अर्थः ‘क्रमेण/यथाक्रमम्’

• गुण: (by) guṇa-count
• गुण: Nirdharana/Count-marker (निर्धारण/गणनासूचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (गणनासूचके पदे)

• एक: one
• एक: Nirdharana/Count-marker (निर्धारण/गणनासूचक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• द्वि: two
• द्वि: Nirdharana/Count-marker (निर्धारण/गणनासूचक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• चतुः: four
• चतुः: Nirdharana/Count-marker (निर्धारण/गणनासूचक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (प्रयोगे ‘चतुर्’ → ‘चतुः’)

• षड्भिः: with six (as units)
• षड्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• वसु: (by) vasu-count (eight)
• वसु: Nirdharana/Count-marker (निर्धारण/गणनासूचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (गणनामात्रे), प्रथमा, एकवचन; (गणनासूचके पदे)

• पर्व: (by) parva-count (joints/segments)
• पर्व: Nirdharana/Count-marker (निर्धारण/गणनासूचक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (गणनासूचके पदे)

• नव: nine
• नव: Nirdharana/Count-marker (निर्धारण/गणनासूचक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

• अष्टभिः: with eight (as units)
• अष्टभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical Vedāṅga/ritual-yoga context; dialogue tradition commonly framed with Sanatkumāra-line interlocution in this section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Muladhara

FAQs

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

It gives a precise, count-based instruction for performing mantra-nyāsa at the mūlādhāra region, indicating that inner ritual (placing mantra-units on the body/subtle centers) must be done with exact sequence and prescribed numerical divisions.

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

While primarily technical, it supports bhakti-sādhana by prescribing disciplined mantra practice; careful nyāsa is presented as a way to internalize the deity/mantra in the practitioner’s body, strengthening focused devotional absorption.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural/technical knowledge used in ritual-mantra application—ordered placement (krama) and numerical grouping (saṅkhyā-vibhāga) of mantra units, a hallmark of applied śāstra in the Vedāṅga-oriented portion of the Narada Purana.