Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

दत्त्वानेनासनं मूर्तिं मूलमंत्रेण कल्पयेत् । पूजयेद्विधिवद्देवीं तद्विधानमथोच्यते ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

dattvānenāsanaṃ mūrtiṃ mūlamaṃtreṇa kalpayet | pūjayedvidhivaddevīṃ tadvidhānamathocyate || 75 ||

Translation

ਦੇਵੀ ਨੂੰ ਆਸਨ ਅਰਪਣ ਕਰਕੇ, ਮੂਲ-ਮੰਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ (ਕਲਪਨਾ) ਕਰੇ। ਫਿਰ ਵਿਧੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਦੇਵੀ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰੇ; ਹੁਣ ਉਹੀ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), ‘having given’

• अनेन: by this
• अनेन: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मूर्तिम्: form, image
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मूल-मन्त्रेण: with the root-mantra
• मूल-मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मूलः मन्त्रः’/‘मूलमन्त्र’ (root-mantra)

• कल्पयेत्: should arrange/construct
• कल्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विधिवत्: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb): ‘according to rule’

• देवीम्: the Goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्-विधानम्: that procedure
• तत्-विधानम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘तस्य विधानम्’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (sequence particle)

• उच्यते: is stated
• उच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense): ‘is said’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional sequence on ritual procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It frames worship as a disciplined, mantra-centered act: offering āsana, establishing the deity-form through the mūla-mantra, and then performing pūjā according to vidhi—showing that devotion is strengthened by correct sacred procedure.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent service—welcoming the Goddess with a seat, invoking her presence through the root-mantra, and honoring her with orderly worship—uniting heartfelt devotion with ritual attentiveness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual method (vidhi) and mantra-prayoga (application of the principal mantra), aligning worship with technical disciplines associated with Vedic practice such as kalpa (ritual procedure) and correct mantra usage.