Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 119

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

ततः षडंगान्यभ्यर्च्य केसरेषु यथाविधि । प्रह्लादिनीं प्रभां पश्चान्नित्यां विश्वंभरां पुनः ॥ ११९ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ ṣaḍaṃgānyabhyarcya kesareṣu yathāvidhi | prahlādinīṃ prabhāṃ paścānnityāṃ viśvaṃbharāṃ punaḥ || 119 ||

Translation

ครั้นแล้วบูชาส่วนประกอบทั้งหกตามพิธีบนเส้นเกสรดอกบัวโดยชอบธรรมแล้ว พึงบูชา “ปรหลาทินี” และ “ประภา” ต่อจากนั้นอีกครั้งบูชา “นิตยา” และ “วิศวัมภรา” ด้วยศรัทธา

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of sequence)

• षट्-अङ्गानि: the six limbs/parts
• षट्-अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) बहुवचन; द्विगुसमास (numeral compound)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• केसरेषु: in/among the filaments (of the lotus)
• केसरेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (अधिकरण) बहुवचन

• यथा-विदि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथा-विदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)

• प्रह्लादिनीम्: (goddess) Prahlādinī
• प्रह्लादिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लादिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• प्रभाम्: (goddess) Prabhā / radiance
• प्रभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (afterwards)

• नित्याम्: (goddess) Nityā / the eternal one
• नित्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• विश्वंभराम्: (goddess) Viśvambharā / sustainer of the world
• विश्वंभराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वंभरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनःक्रिया-वाचक (again)

Speaker

Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Prahlādinī
• Prabhā
• Nityā
• Viśvambharā

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that devotion is strengthened by disciplined procedure (vidhi): worship is performed in an ordered sequence—first the ṣaḍaṅga (auxiliary limbs), then specific divine powers—so the practitioner’s attention, purity, and intention become steady and complete.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion but structured upāsanā: honoring the deity through prescribed steps and names (Prahlādinī, Prabhā, Nityā, Viśvambharā) trains the mind to perceive the Lord’s sustaining, radiant, and ever-present grace in all experience.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-technical discipline—correct sequencing and placement (yathāvidhi, kesareṣu)—akin to the applied side of Vedāṅga-based practice (precise procedure, recitation order, and ritual arrangement used in mantra-nyāsa and upāsanā).