Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 116

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे यक्षिणीमन्त्रसाधननिरूपणं नाम षडशीतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८६ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde yakṣiṇīmantrasādhananirūpaṇaṃ nāma ṣaḍaśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 86 ||

Translation

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਬ੍ਰਿਹੰਨਾਰਦੀਯ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਦੇ ਪੂਰਵਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਬ੍ਰਿਹਦੁਪਾਖਿਆਨ ਦੇ ਤੀਜੇ ਪਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ‘ਯਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਣੀ-ਮੰਤ੍ਰ-ਸਾਧਨ-ਨਿਰੂਪਣ’ ਨਾਮਕ ਛਿਆਸੀਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; quotative/closing particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the revered Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Honorific karmadhāraya/tatpuruṣa-style title compound; Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘pūrvaḥ bhāgaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great narrative section
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: ‘bṛhad upākhyānam’; Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• tṛtīya-pāde: in the third pāda/quarter
• tṛtīya-pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ‘tṛtīyaḥ pādaḥ’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)

• yakṣiṇī-mantra-sādhana-nirūpaṇam: the exposition of yakṣiṇī-mantra practice
• yakṣiṇī-mantra-sādhana-nirūpaṇam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + sādhana (प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Multi-member tatpuruṣa: ‘yakṣiṇyāḥ mantrasya sādhana-nirūpaṇam’; Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक) / nāma (अव्ययवत्)
• Form: Avyaya-like usage indicating designation (नाम-प्रयोग)

• ṣaḍaśītitamaḥ: eighty-sixth
• ṣaḍaśītitamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaḍaśīti (प्रातिपदिक) + tamaP (तमप्)
• Form: Ordinal adjective; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Redactional colophon (Sūta/compilers’ closing formula; not a direct dialogue verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhan-Nāradīya Purāṇa
• Yakṣiṇī

FAQs

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

It functions as a colophon marking the formal completion of Adhyaya 86, identifying the textual location (Pūrva-bhāga, Third Pāda) and the chapter’s subject—Yakṣiṇī-mantra sādhana—so readers can authenticate and navigate the scripture accurately.

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

This specific line does not teach bhakti directly; it is an editorial closing statement. Its relevance is structural: it preserves the integrity of the Purāṇic transmission so that teachings (including bhakti elsewhere) are received in the correct context.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical textual organization and ritual vocabulary—especially the terms mantra, sādhana (methodical practice), and nirūpaṇa (systematic exposition)—which align with the Purāṇa’s Third Pāda focus on applied disciplines and procedural knowledge.