Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

षड्दीर्घाढ्येन हृल्लेखाबीऽजेन स्यात्षडंगकम् । मुखनासाक्षिकर्णांसगुदेषु नवसु न्यसेत् ॥ ६६ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍdīrghāḍhyena hṛllekhābī'jena syātṣaḍaṃgakam | mukhanāsākṣikarṇāṃsagudeṣu navasu nyaset || 66 ||

Translation

హృల్లేఖా-చిహ్నముతో, ఆరు దీర్ఘస్వరములతో యుక్తమైన బీజాక్షరముతో షడంగ (షడంగ-న్యాస) చేయవలెను. అనంతరం ముఖం, ముక్కు, కళ్ళు, చెవులు, భుజాలు, గుదము మొదలైన తొమ్మిది స్థానములలో న్యాసము చేయవలెను।

Word by Word

• षट्-दीर्घ-आढ्येन: with (a seed) endowed with six long vowels
• षट्-दीर्घ-आढ्येन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक-आढ्य (विशेषण), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘षड्भिः दीर्घैः आढ्यः’ इत्यर्थे बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-प्रयोगः, परन्तु रूपेण समासः

• हृत्-लेख-बीजेन: with the seed (mantra) marked in the heart
• हृत्-लेख-बीजेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् (प्रातिपदिक) + लेख (प्रातिपदिक) + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (हृदये लेखः यस्य तत् बीजम्)

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• षट्-अंगकम्: six-limbed (six-part)
• षट्-अंगकम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंगक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु (षड् अङ्गानि यस्य)

• मुख-नासा-अक्षि-कर्ण-अंस-गुदेषु: in the mouth, nose, eyes, ears, shoulders, and anus
• मुख-नासा-अक्षि-कर्ण-अंस-गुदेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + नासा (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + अंस (प्रातिपदिक) + गुद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (in the mouth, nose, eyes, ears, shoulders, and anus)

• नवसु: in the nine (places)
• नवसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the loci)

• न्यसेत्: one should place/assign (nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/√न्यस् (धातु; न्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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 internal sanctification through nyāsa—placing mantra-power onto specific body points—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit vessel for worship and focused contemplation.

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

By prescribing disciplined mantra-application before worship, it supports bhakti with correct upāsanā-method: devotion is stabilized through precise ritual and embodied remembrance of the deity via mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical ritual procedure (prayoga) related to mantra-śāstra—use of bīja, vowel-length (dīrgha) articulation, and ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa as a structured method of recitation and placement.