Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

तारदृन्मध्यगैर्मंत्रवर्णैश्चंद्रविभूषितैः । कृत्वा षडंगमन्त्रार्णान्भ्रूमध्ये च गले हृदि ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

tāradṛnmadhyagairmaṃtravarṇaiścaṃdravibhūṣitaiḥ | kṛtvā ṣaḍaṃgamantrārṇānbhrūmadhye ca gale hṛdi || 66 ||

Translation

తార మరియు దృన్ మధ్యనున్న, చంద్రతత్త్వంతో అలంకృతమైన మంత్రవర్ణాలతో ఆ మంత్రాక్షరాల షడంగ న్యాసం చేయాలి; భ్రూమధ్యంలో, కంఠంలో, హృదయంలో స్థాపించాలి.

Word by Word

• तार-दृक्-मध्य-गैः: (with letters) placed in the middle of the tāra and dṛk
• तार-दृक्-मध्य-गैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक) + दृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (तार-दृक् मध्ये गच्छन्ति/स्थिताः) — ‘मन्त्रवर्णैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• मन्त्र-वर्णैः: with the mantra-letters
• मन्त्र-वर्णैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (मन्त्रस्य वर्णाः)

• चन्द्र-विभूषितैः: adorned with the moon
• चन्द्र-विभूषितैः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विभूषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (चन्द्रेण विभूषिताः) — ‘मन्त्रवर्णैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• कृत्वा: having made/doing
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having done/made’

• षड्-अङ्ग-मन्त्र-अर्णान्: the syllables of the six-limbed mantra
• षड्-अङ्ग-मन्त्र-अर्णान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड् (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (षडङ्गस्य मन्त्रस्य अर्णाः/अक्षराणि)

• भ्रू-मध्ये: in the middle of the eyebrows
• भ्रू-मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (भ्रुवोः मध्ये)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• गले: in the throat
• गले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches internalized worship through nyāsa—sanctifying key psycho-spiritual centers (brow, throat, heart) by installing mantra-syllables so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit seat for contemplation and japa.

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

By directing the devotee to place sacred sound within the heart and other centers, it frames bhakti as an inward, continuous remembrance where mantra becomes the medium of intimate communion with the worshipped deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and mantra-vidyā are implied: precise handling of mantra-varṇas (syllables) and their ritual deployment (ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa) as a technical discipline.