Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

पुनर्नयनयोरास्ये हृदि गुह्ये च पादयोः । विन्यसेद्धृदयांतानि मनोः पंचपदानि च ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

punarnayanayorāsye hṛdi guhye ca pādayoḥ | vinyaseddhṛdayāṃtāni manoḥ paṃcapadāni ca || 30 ||

Translation

Novamente, coloquem-se as cinco palavras do mantra—terminando em «hṛdaya»—sobre os dois olhos, a boca, o coração, a região secreta e os pés.

Word by Word

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (पुनरुक्ति/क्रमवाचक)

• nayanayoḥ: in/on the two eyes
• nayanayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Dvivacana (द्विवचन)

• āsye: in the mouth/face
• āsye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• hṛdi: in the heart
• hṛdi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• guhye: in the secret part (genitals)
• guhye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

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

• pādayoḥ: in/on the two feet
• pādayoḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pumliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Dvivacana (द्विवचन)

• vinyaset: should place
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• hṛdaya-antāni: the heart-ending (mantras/parts)
• hṛdaya-antāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• manoḥ: of the ‘manas/mano’ (mantra)
• manoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ṣaṣṭhī (6th/षष्ठी), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• pañca-padāni: the five words/steps
• pañca-padāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

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

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context typical of Vedanga-style instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches nyāsa—installing the mantra into key bodily centers—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit vessel for inner worship and focused contemplation.

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

By prescribing mantra-installation on the body, it turns devotion into embodied remembrance: the senses (eyes, mouth) and vital centers (heart, etc.) are aligned to continuous mantra-oriented bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical ritual procedure (prayoga) of mantra-upāsanā—nyāsa—showing the applied, methodical side of Vedic practice emphasized in Book 1.3’s Vedāṅga-oriented material.