Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 159

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

कामदायेति हुं प्रोच्य न्यसेद्वम ततः परम् । परमांते भृगुकर्णाभ्यां च सर्वपदं ततः ॥ १५९ ॥

Transliteration

kāmadāyeti huṃ procya nyasedvama tataḥ param | paramāṃte bhṛgukarṇābhyāṃ ca sarvapadaṃ tataḥ || 159 ||

Translation

“कामदाय” इति मन्त्रं “हुं”कारेण सहोच्चार्य, ततः वामभागे न्यासं कुर्यात्। अनन्तरं परमान्ते “भृगु” “कर्ण” इति वर्णाभ्यां विन्यस्य, तदनन्तरं “सर्वपद”सूत्रं योजयेत् ॥

Word by Word

• kāmadāya: “kāmadāya”
• kāmadāya: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmadāya (प्रातिपदिक; mantra-word)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th; चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन) as quoted form in “-iti” (mantra citation)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)

• hum: huṃ
• hum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hum (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: Bīja/Mantra-syllable (बीजाक्षर अव्यय)

• procya: having uttered
• procya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: procya (कृदन्त; √vac ‘to say’ with pra-, ल्यप् absolutive)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), “having uttered/after saying”

• nyaset: should place/assign (nyāsa)
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √nyas (धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• vam: vaṃ
• vam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vam (अव्यय/बीजाक्षर)
• Form: Bīja/Mantra-syllable (बीजाक्षर अव्यय)

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (ततः), sequence marker

• param: next/further
• param: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (द्वितीया-अव्ययीभाव), “after that/further”

• parama-ante: at the end of “parama”
• parama-ante: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya, adverbial-locative sense “at the end of ‘parama’”

• bhṛgu-karṇābhyām: by ‘bhṛgu’ and ‘karṇa’ (i.e., by ra and ṇa)
• bhṛgu-karṇābhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक) + karṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dual, Instrumental (3rd; तृतीया), (common tantric code: bhṛgu = ‘ra’, karṇa = ‘ṇa’; “by the two syllables ra and ṇa”)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• sarva-padam: the complete word
• sarva-padam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd; द्वितीया), Singular; “the whole word/complete pada”

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (ततः), sequence marker

Speaker

Narada (in instructional dialogue, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara discourse)

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 disciplined mantra-prayoga: the power of a mantra is stabilized through precise nyāsa (ritual placement), aligning speech, body, and intention so the deity-invocation becomes inwardly established.

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

Although technical, the procedure supports bhakti by making worship methodical—recitation is not merely verbal, but a reverent installation of the Lord’s mantra in one’s limbs/regions, cultivating focused devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—mantra-prayoga and nyāsa conventions (often discussed alongside Śikṣā for pronunciation and Kalpa-style procedure), including the use of bīja-syllables like “huṃ” and comprehensive placements such as ‘sarvapada’.