Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

न्यासेन पुटितं दृष्ट्वा सिद्धगंधर्वकिन्नराः । देवा अपि नमंत्येनं किंपुनर्मानवा भुवि ॥ ३८ ॥

Transliteration

nyāsena puṭitaṃ dṛṣṭvā siddhagaṃdharvakinnarāḥ | devā api namaṃtyenaṃ kiṃpunarmānavā bhuvi || 38 ||

Translation

న్యాసంతో అభిషిక్తుడై బలపడ్డవాడిని చూచి సిద్ధులు, గంధర్వులు, కిన్నరులు నమస్కరిస్తారు; దేవతలే వందనం చేస్తారు—అయితే భూమిపై మనుషులు మరెంతగా!

Word by Word

• न्यासेन: by nyāsa
• न्यासेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular ‘by/with nyāsa’

• पुटितम्: the enclosed (one/thing)
• पुटितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुटित (कृदन्त; √पुट्/पुट्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; PPP ‘enclosed/covered’, object of ‘दृष्ट्वा’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (अव्ययकृदन्त); gerund ‘having seen’

• सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-किन्नराः: Siddhas, Gandharvas, and Kinnaras
• सिद्ध-गन्धर्व-किन्नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्धर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + किन्नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षा-अव्यय; ‘also/even’

• नमन्ति: bow to
• नमन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present 3rd pl ‘bow/salute’

• एनम्: to him
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; Accusative singular ‘him/this one’

• किम्: how (much)
• किम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्न/उत्कर्षार्थे अव्ययीभूत; in idiom ‘किं पुनः’ = ‘how much more’

• पुनः: more
• पुनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘again/further; moreover’ (with किं = ‘how much more’)

• मानवाः: humans
• मानवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular ‘on earth’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Vedanga/ritual-technical context of Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Siddhas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Devas

FAQs

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

It elevates nyāsa as a consecratory discipline that makes a practitioner spiritually “sealed” and radiant with mantra-power, earning reverence even from subtle celestial orders—implying heightened purity, protection, and authority in sādhanā.

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

By implying that disciplined mantra-practice (nyāsa) supports devotion: when the body and mind are dedicated as a seat of the Divine through mantra-installation, reverence naturally arises and bhakti becomes steady and impactful.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical application of mantra via nyāsa—an applied discipline aligned with Vedāṅga-style procedural precision (mantra deployment, bodily loci, and protective ‘sealing’ of practice).