Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलेन तस्यामावाह्य पूजयेत् । आदौ चांगानि संपूज्य मंत्राणां केशरेषु च ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlena tasyāmāvāhya pūjayet | ādau cāṃgāni saṃpūjya maṃtrāṇāṃ keśareṣu ca || 43 ||

Translation

ମୂଳମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ଦେବମୂର୍ତ୍ତିକୁ ସଂକଳ୍ପ କରି, ସେହି ରୂପରେ ଆବାହନ କରି ପୂଜା କରିବ। ପ୍ରଥମେ ଅଙ୍ଗଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ପୂଜି, ପରେ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ‘କେଶର’ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ପୂଜିବ।

Word by Word

• mūrtim: the form/icon
• mūrtim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्म

• saṃkalpya: having conceived/visualized
• saṃkalpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃkalp (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म

• mūlena: with the root (mantra)
• mūlena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; करणार्थ

• tasyām: in that (form)
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; सर्वनाम; अधिकरण

• āvāhya: having invoked
• āvāhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√vah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/Optative), 3rd Person, Singular; परस्मैपदम्

• ādau: at first
• ādau: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• aṅgāni: the limbs/auxiliary parts
• aṅgāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्म

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म

• maṃtrāṇām: of the mantras
• maṃtrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; सम्बन्ध

• keśareṣu: in the filaments (of the lotus)
• keśareṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; अधिकरण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Deity (Iṣṭa-devatā)
• Mantra (mūla-mantra, aṅga-mantra)

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship becomes effective when the deity is intentionally visualized, invoked through the root-mantra, and then honored systematically—beginning with the aṅga (auxiliary) aspects—so the sādhaka’s mind, mantra, and ritual space align.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: the devotee forms the Lord’s presence through mantra and then offers worship in an ordered way, treating the mantra-limbs and their placements as sacred parts of serving the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure—mantra-prayoga such as āvāhana, aṅga-pūjā/nyāsa, and placing mantras in specific loci (keśara/petal points), reflecting the applied discipline of Vedic ritual science.