Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

मुखे न्यसेद्ब्राह्मणोऽस्य मुखमासीदिमं मनुम् । बाहुयुग्मे तथा बाहूंराजन्य इति विन्यसेत् ॥ १०१ ॥

Transliteration

mukhe nyasedbrāhmaṇo'sya mukhamāsīdimaṃ manum | bāhuyugme tathā bāhūṃrājanya iti vinyaset || 101 ||

Translation

ที่ปากให้ลงนยาสะด้วยมนต์ “พราหมโณऽสยะ มุขมาสีท” และที่แขนทั้งสองให้ลงด้วยมนต์ “พาหู ราชนยะห์”

Word by Word

• mukhe: in the mouth/face
• mukhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• nyaset: should place
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• brāhmaṇaḥ: the Brāhmaṇa
• brāhmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mukham: the mouth/face
• mukham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘was’

• imam: this
• imam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘manum’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• manum: Manu (the mantra/word ‘Manu’ or the name Manu)
• manum: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• bāhuyugme: in the pair of arms
• bāhuyugme: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘बाह्वोः युग्मे’

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रम (adverb)

• bāhūn: the two arms
• bāhūn: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन; रूपम्—बाहू (द्विवचन) → बाहून् (acc. dual)

• rājanyaḥ: ‘Rājanya’ (Kṣatriya)
• rājanyaḥ: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उद्धृत-वाक्यांशः (mantra-quotation)

• iti: thus
• iti: Vacana-sūcaka (वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (quotative particle)

• vinyaset: should place (accordingly)
• vinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should place/distribute’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Purusha (Cosmic Person)
• Brāhmaṇa
• Rājanya (Kṣatriya)

FAQs

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

It sacralizes the practitioner’s body through nyāsa by aligning mouth and arms with Purusha-Sūkta identifications, turning the body into a ritual seat of the Cosmic Person.

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

By disciplined mantra-nyāsa, the devotee internalizes sacred speech and action (mouth and arms) as offerings to the divine Purusha, supporting focused worship and reverence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual application of mantras (nyāsa/viniyoga) and correct mantra placement on specific limbs—an applied, technical aspect of Vedic practice emphasized in the Vedāṅga-oriented section.