Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

मायाबीजं जपापुष्पनिभं नाभौ विचिंयेत् । तदुत्थेनाग्निना देहं दहेत्साद्धस्वपाप्मना ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

māyābījaṃ japāpuṣpanibhaṃ nābhau viciṃyet | tadutthenāgninā dehaṃ dahetsāddhasvapāpmanā || 85 ||

Translation

ଜପାପୁଷ୍ପ ସଦୃଶ ମାୟାବୀଜକୁ ନାଭିରେ ଧ୍ୟାନ କର। ତାହାରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ଅଗ୍ନିଦ୍ୱାରା ନିଜ ପାପ ସହିତ ଦେହକୁ ଦହିଦେ।

Word by Word

• माया-बीजम्: the māyā-seed (mantra)
• माया-बीजम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘मायायाः बीजम्’

• जपा-पुष्प-निभम्: resembling a hibiscus flower
• जपा-पुष्प-निभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of ‘बीजम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जपा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान-तत्पुरुष: ‘जपापुष्पस्य निभम्’ (like a hibiscus flower)

• नाभौ: in the navel
• नाभौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विचिन्तयेत्: should contemplate/visualize
• विचिन्तयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तद्-उत्थेन: with that-arisen
• तद्-उत्थेन: Visheshana (विशेषण of ‘अग्निना’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √स्था/उत्√स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘तस्मात् उत्थः’ (arisen from that)

• अग्निना: by fire
• अग्निना: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• देहम्: the body
• देहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दहेत्: should burn
• दहेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• साद्ध-स्व-पाप्मना: with (his) own sin (to be destroyed), properly
• साद्ध-स्व-पाप्मना: Karana (करण/Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘साधु/सम्यक्’ अर्थे) + स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पाप्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘स्वस्य पाप्मना’ (with one’s own sinfulness); ‘साद्ध’ = सम्यक्/साधु (properly) as qualifier

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Māyā-bīja
• Agni

FAQs

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

It teaches an inner purification method: meditating on a seed-mantra at the navel to kindle yogic fire that symbolically consumes bodily identification and karmic impurity (pāpa).

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

While primarily yogic/technical, it supports bhakti by stressing inner cleansing; purifying the mind-body field makes mantra-japa and devotion steadier and more effective.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-bīja usage and disciplined visualization (a technical sādhanā) are emphasized—practical ritual-science style knowledge aligned with the Narada Purana’s Vedanga/technical orientation in Book 1.3.