Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90

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

Devanagari script

सहस्रमर्पयेत्प्राणशक्त्या युक्तेश्चराय च । आज्ञाचक्रे हक्षयुक्ते द्विदिलेऽब्जे सहस्रकम् ॥ ९० ॥

Transliteration

sahasramarpayetprāṇaśaktyā yukteścarāya ca | ājñācakre hakṣayukte dvidile'bje sahasrakam || 90 ||

Translation

ด้วยพลังปราณ จงถวายหนึ่งพันแด่ยุกเตศวระ; และที่จักระอาชญา ดอกบัวสองกลีบประกอบด้วยพยางค์ “หะ” และ “กษะ” ก็พึงถวายหนึ่งพันเช่นกัน

Word by Word

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• अर्पयेत्: should offer
• अर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; सकर्मक

• प्राण-शक्त्या: by/with the prāṇa-power
• प्राण-शक्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental); एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्राणस्य शक्तिः)

• युक्त-ईश्वराय: to the united/attained Lord (Yukteśvara)
• युक्त-ईश्वराय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (युक्तः ईश्वरः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आज्ञा-चक्रे: in the Ājñā-chakra
• आज्ञा-चक्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (आज्ञायाः चक्रम्)

• ह-क्ष-युक्ते: associated with (the syllables) ha and kṣa
• ह-क्ष-युक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ह (वर्ण/प्रातिपदिक) + क्ष (वर्ण/प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (हक्ष-वर्णाभ्यां युक्तम्)

• द्वि-दिले: in the two-petalled (lotus)
• द्वि-दिले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (द्वे दले यस्य/यत्र)

• अब्जे: in the lotus
• अब्जे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सहस्रकम्: a thousand (offering)
• सहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; ‘सहस्र’ इत्यस्य तद्धितान्त-रूपम् (diminutive/collective nuance)

Speaker

Narada (in a technical/ritual instruction context, as taught in the Narada Purana’s Vedanga/upanisadic-ritual style sections)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Yukteshvara
• Ajna Chakra

FAQs

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

It prescribes a disciplined count (one thousand) of mantra-dedication performed with prāṇa-śakti, linking inner yogic focus (Ājñā-cakra) with formal ritual precision—typical of the Purana’s technical (Vedanga-like) instruction.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as devoted, counted repetition and offering of practice to the presiding Lord (Yukteśvara), showing devotion as steady, methodical worship integrated with inner concentration.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga discipline—fixed japa counts, varṇa/akṣara usage (ha, kṣa), and locus-based application (Ājñā-cakra)—a technical ritual method aligned with śikṣā/mantra-vidhi style practice.