Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
दशास्येति च षड्भिः स्यात्पदैर्ङेतैः षडंगकम् । सिंच्यमानं युवतिभिः क्रीडंतं नर्मदाजले ॥ ५४ ॥
daśāsyeti ca ṣaḍbhiḥ syātpadairṅetaiḥ ṣaḍaṃgakam | siṃcyamānaṃ yuvatibhiḥ krīḍaṃtaṃ narmadājale || 54 ||
“தசாஸ்ய-” எனத் தொடங்கும் சொற்றொடர் அறியப்பட்ட ஆறு சொற்களால் அமைந்த ஷடங்கமாகப் புரிந்துகொள்ள வேண்டும். இதில் (தெய்வம்) நர்மதா நீரில் விளையாட, இளம்பெண்கள் தண்ணீர் தெளித்து மகிழ்விப்பதாக வர்ணிக்கப்படுகிறது.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on technical/Vedanga-style enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links technical Vedic classification (a ṣaḍaṅga, six-part unit) with sacred imagery, showing that precise mantra-structure and devotional visualization can coexist in the Purāṇic-Vedāṅga tradition.
Bhakti is supported through contemplative imagery—envisioning the divine play in the Narmadā—while the verse simultaneously insists on correct verbal/metrical understanding, implying devotion grounded in disciplined recitation.
It highlights technical enumeration by pada (word/foot) and the identification of a passage as a six-part (ṣaḍaṅga) unit—useful for Chandas/recitation practice and for organizing mantra-texts in study.