Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

सर्वादिशक्तिकमलासनाय हृदयांतिकः । पीठमंत्रोऽयमेतेन दद्यादासनमुत्तमम् ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

sarvādiśaktikamalāsanāya hṛdayāṃtikaḥ | pīṭhamaṃtro'yametena dadyādāsanamuttamam || 23 ||

Translation

Ito ang pīṭha-mantra: ihandog ang kataas-taasang luklukan sa Panginoong Nakaupo sa Lotus (Kamala-āsana), na taglay ang lahat ng sinaunang kapangyarihan at nananahan sa loob ng puso.

Word by Word

• सर्वादि-शक्ति-कमल-आसनाय: for the lotus-seat of the Sarvādi-śakti
• सर्वादि-शक्ति-कमल-आसनाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आदि + शक्ति + कमल + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः: ‘सर्वादिशक्तेः कमलम्’ इति (lotus-seat of the all-beginning power) + ‘आसन’ → ‘कमलासन’ (lotus-seat)

• हृदय-अंतिकः: (placed) near the heart
• हृदय-अंतिकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृदय + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘हृदयस्य अन्तिकः’ (near the heart)

• पीठ-मन्त्रः: the pīṭha-mantra
• पीठ-मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘पीठस्य मन्त्रः’ (pīṭha-mantra)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• एतेन: by/with this
• एतेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दद्याद्: should give
• दद्याद्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; √दा ‘to give’

• आसनम्: a seat
• आसनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘आसनम्’)

Speaker

Sage Nārada (teaching ritual procedure, within a technical/vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Kamalāsana (Lotus-Seated Deity)
• Hṛdayāntar-yāmin (Indweller in the heart)

FAQs

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

It links outer ritual (offering the deity a seat) with inner realization, identifying the worshipped Lord as the indweller “within the heart,” so pūjā becomes both ceremonial and contemplative.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent service (upacāra) through offering āsana, while remembering the deity’s intimate presence in the heart—devotion joined with inward remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects procedural ritual science—correct sequencing and use of a specific mantra (pīṭha-mantra) for an upacāra (āsana-dāna) within pūjā-vidhi, a technical liturgical detail aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision.