Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

वा माया श्रीर्भगेंद्वाढ्या वियद्धंसखकाग्नयः । हसक्षमलवार्यग्निवामकर्णेंदुयुग्मरुत् ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

vā māyā śrīrbhageṃdvāḍhyā viyaddhaṃsakhakāgnayaḥ | hasakṣamalavāryagnivāmakarṇeṃduyugmarut || 51 ||

Translation

ఇవి బీజాక్షర సమూహాలు— ‘వా’, ‘మాయా’, ‘శ్రీః’, మరియు ‘భగ’ (చంద్ర-నాదంతో యుక్తం); తదుపరి ‘వియత్’, ‘హంస’, ‘ఖ’, ‘కా’, ‘అగ్ని’. మరల ‘హ-స’, ‘క్ష’, ‘మల’, ‘వారి’, ‘అగ్ని’, ‘ఎడమ చెవి’ నాదం, జత ‘చంద్ర’-నాదాలు మరియు ‘మరుత్’ (ప్రాణవాయువు) కూడా।

Word by Word

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय/निपात)
• Form: निपात (particle); विकल्पार्थे (alternative/disjunctive)

• माया: Māyā
• माया: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन (Nom/Acc sg; form identical)

• श्रीः: Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

• भग-इन्दु-आढ्या: endowed with Bhaga and Indu
• भग-इन्दु-आढ्या: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival to subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative): भग-इन्दु-सम्बन्धेन आढ्या ‘endowed with Bhaga and Indu’

• वियत्-हंस-ख-क-अग्नयः: (the set:) viyat, haṃsa, kha, ka, agni
• वियत्-हंस-ख-क-अग्नयः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियत् (प्रातिपदिक) + हंस (प्रातिपदिक) + ख (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रातिपदिक/अक्षरनाम) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl); द्वन्द्व-समासः (copulative) — ‘viyat, haṃsa, kha, ka, agni’ (names/terms in a list)

• हस-क्षमल-वारि-अग्नि-वाम-कर्ण-इन्दु-युग्म-रुत्: Marut associated with (hasa, kṣamala, water, fire, left, ear, moon, pair)
• हस-क्षमल-वारि-अग्नि-वाम-कर्ण-इन्दु-युग्म-रुत्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षमल (प्रातिपदिक) + वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक) + रुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (determinative) — ‘the Marut characterized by/associated with hasa, kṣamala, vāri, agni, vāma, karṇa, indu, yugma’

Speaker

Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga/mantra-phonetics section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shri (Lakshmi)
• Agni
• Marut (Vayu)

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a technical mantra/phonetics register: it lists specific syllables and elemental sound-correspondences used in nyāsa and mantra-prayoga, emphasizing that spiritual practice is strengthened by precise śabda (sound) discipline.

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

While not a narrative bhakti verse, it supports bhakti indirectly: Narada Purana repeatedly treats correct mantra-recitation (śikṣā) and disciplined ritual method as aids to steady devotion, purity, and focused remembrance of the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and mantra-application: the verse enumerates syllables/bīja-like units and links them to elemental ideas (ākāśa/viyat, agni, vāri, marut), which is typical of technical instruction for pronunciation, placement (nyāsa), and ritual usage.