Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

वृतं त्रिकोणसंयुक्तं कुर्यान्मंडलमंत्रतः । यजेत्तत्राधारशक्तिं वह्निमंडलमध्यगाम् । वह्निमंडलमभ्यर्च्य महाशंखं निधापयेत् ॥ ९३ ॥

Transliteration

vṛtaṃ trikoṇasaṃyuktaṃ kuryānmaṃḍalamaṃtrataḥ | yajettatrādhāraśaktiṃ vahnimaṃḍalamadhyagām | vahnimaṃḍalamabhyarcya mahāśaṃkhaṃ nidhāpayet || 93 ||

Translation

మంత్రోచ్చారణతో త్రికోణసంయుక్త వృత్తాకార మండలాన్ని గీయాలి. అక్కడ అగ్నిమండల మధ్యస్థితమైన ఆధారశక్తిని పూజించాలి. అగ్నిమండలాన్ని సమ్యక్గా అర్చించి అక్కడ మహాశంఖాన్ని స్థాపించాలి.

Word by Word

• vṛtam: (a figure) covered/encircled; circular
• vṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √vṛ/√vṛt धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = ‘वृत/आवृत’ (covered/encircled)

• trikoṇa-saṃyuktam: joined with a triangle
• trikoṇa-saṃyuktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: trikoṇa + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (त्रिकोणेन संयुक्तम्)

• kuryāt: should make
• kuryāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• maṇḍala-mantrataḥ: according to the maṇḍala-mantra / by the maṇḍala formula
• maṇḍala-mantrataḥ: Hetu/Upāya (हेतु/उपाय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: maṇḍala + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (-तः) ‘from/according to’; तत्पुरुष (मण्डलस्य मन्त्रतः)

• yajet: should worship/sacrifice
• yajet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• ādhāra-śaktim: the supporting power (Ādhāra-śakti)
• ādhāra-śaktim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādhāra + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आधारस्य शक्तिः)

• vahni-maṇḍala-madhya-gām: going/located in the middle of the fire-circle
• vahni-maṇḍala-madhya-gām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vahni + maṇḍala + madhya + gā (गाम्; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (वह्निमण्डलस्य मध्यं गच्छती)

• vahni-maṇḍalam: the fire-maṇḍala (circle of fire)
• vahni-maṇḍalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वह्नेः मण्डलम्)

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi-√arc (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय; क्त्वान्त (gerund) = ‘having worshipped’

• mahā-śaṃkham: the great conch
• mahā-śaṃkham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + śaṃkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् शङ्खः)

• nidhāpayet: should place/set down
• nidhāpayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√dhā (धातु; causative णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग ‘cause to place’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical ritual sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ādhāra-Śakti
• Vahni (Agni)
• Mahāśaṅkha (Conch)

FAQs

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

It frames ritual worship as a disciplined inner-and-outer alignment: establishing the mandala by mantra, honoring the foundational Ādhāra-Śakti at the center, and then installing the conch as a sacred emblem of auspicious, ordered worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through precise upacāra and sanctified space: the devotee prepares a consecrated mandala, worships the central power sustaining the rite, and places the conch—commonly associated with divine presence and purity—as an act of reverent service.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure (mantra-guided mandala construction and sequential worship), reflecting Vedāṅga-oriented discipline in correct performance—how a sacred diagram is formed, where the deity-power is invoked, and how ritual implements are installed.