Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

संमोहनी च बाणानां देवताः पञ्च कीर्तिताः । तार्तीयवाग्मध्यगेन कामेन स्यात्षडंगकम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

saṃmohanī ca bāṇānāṃ devatāḥ pañca kīrtitāḥ | tārtīyavāgmadhyagena kāmena syātṣaḍaṃgakam || 15 ||

Translation

Declaram-se cinco as divindades regentes das flechas (de Kāma)—entre elas Saṁmohanī, o poder do enlevo e da ilusão. E quando Kāma é colocado como aquele que “se move na fala do meio”, o terceiro nível da fala, este ensinamento torna-se de seis membros.

Word by Word

• संमोहनी: Saṃmohanī
• संमोहनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संमोहनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• बाणानाम्: of the arrows
• बाणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• देवताः: deities
• देवताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्तृ/उद्देश्य-निर्देश

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय-रूप संख्या; विशेषण (qualifies ‘देवताः’)

• कीर्तिताः: are proclaimed
• कीर्तिताः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग: ‘are declared’

• तृतीय-वाक्-मध्यगेन: with the one placed in the middle of the third (vowel/‘vāk’)
• तृतीय-वाक्-मध्यगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय + वाक् + मध्यग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental): ‘by/with the one placed in the middle of the third (vāk)’

• कामेन: with Kāma
• कामेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/सह (instrumental)

• स्यात्: would be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• षडङ्गकम्: a sixfold (six-limbed) set
• षडङ्गकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + अङ्गक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘six-limbed set’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kama
• Sammohani

FAQs

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

It frames desire (Kāma) as a structured force governed by specific presiding powers, and links it to the doctrine of vāk (speech) so that the teaching is understood as a complete, six-part technical system rather than mere emotion.

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

Indirectly, it warns that enchantment/delusion (Saṁmohanī) operates through subtle channels like speech and intention; a bhakta counters this by disciplining mind and speech and redirecting desire toward Viṣṇu-centered devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidyā language theory: the idea of graded speech (tārtīya-vāk and ‘middle’ operation) used to classify and apply teachings systematically as a ṣaḍaṅga (six-limbed) framework.