Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

अमृतेशीं च योगेशीं विश्वयोनिं तृतीयकाम् । मूर्ध्निं वक्त्रे हृदि न्यस्येद्गुह्ये चरणयोरपि ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

amṛteśīṃ ca yogeśīṃ viśvayoniṃ tṛtīyakām | mūrdhniṃ vaktre hṛdi nyasyedguhye caraṇayorapi || 10 ||

Translation

พึงทำนยาสะโดยวาง ‘อมฤเตศี’ ‘โยเคศี’ ‘วิศวยอนี’ และ ‘ตฤติยกามา’ ไว้ที่ศีรษะ ใบหน้า และดวงหทัย อีกทั้งที่ส่วนลับและที่เท้าทั้งสองด้วย

Word by Word

• अमृतेशीम्: Amṛteśī
• अमृतेशीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृतेशी (प्रातिपदिक) = अमृत + ईशी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• योगेशीम्: Yogeśī
• योगेशीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगेशी (प्रातिपदिक) = योग + ईशी
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विश्वयोनिम्: Viśvayonī
• विश्वयोनिम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वयोनि (प्रातिपदिक) = विश्व + योनि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तृतीयकाम्: the third (one), Kā (name)
• तृतीयकाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीयका (प्रातिपदिक) = तृतीय + का
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head/crown
• मूर्ध्नि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वक्त्रे: in the mouth/face
• वक्त्रे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न्यस्येत्: should place/lay down
• न्यस्येत्: क्रिया (Verb action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-स्यन्द्/नि-स्य (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); √स्य (to place/lay) with उपसर्ग नि

• गुह्ये: in the secret part
• गुह्ये: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• चरणयोः: in/on the two feet
• चरणयोः: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Narada (instructive narration within a technical/ritual teaching context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Amrtesi
• Yogesi
• Visvayoni
• Trtiyakama

FAQs

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

It teaches nyāsa—ritually installing sacred mantra-forms into specific bodily loci—so the practitioner’s body becomes a consecrated support for meditation and worship, aligning speech (face), awareness (head), devotion (heart), vitality (secret region), and action (feet).

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

By assigning divine epithets to the body through nyāsa, devotion becomes embodied: the devotee internalizes the deity’s presence and approaches worship as intimate, continuous remembrance rather than only external ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual technique—mantra-nyāsa and body-mapping used in sādhana—showing the technical side of sacred recitation and placement rules (a practical, procedure-oriented knowledge stream alongside Vedāṅga disciplines).