Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71

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

Devanagari script

सुषुम्णावर्त्मनातां च षट्चक्रक्रमभेदिनीम् । गुरुपदिष्टविधिना ब्रह्मरंध्रं नयेत्सुधीः ॥ ७१ ॥

Transliteration

suṣumṇāvartmanātāṃ ca ṣaṭcakrakramabhedinīm | gurupadiṣṭavidhinā brahmaraṃdhraṃ nayetsudhīḥ || 71 ||

Translation

سُشُمنّا کے راستے پر چل کر اور چھ چکروں کے سلسلے کو چیرتے ہوئے، دانا سالک کو گرو کے بتائے ہوئے طریقے سے اسے برہمرَندھر تک لے جانا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• सुषुम्णा-वर्त्मना: by the Suṣumnā path
• सुषुम्णा-वर्त्मना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषुम्णा (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्त्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सुषुम्णायाः वर्त्मना = by the path of Suṣumnā)

• आताम्: let (them) proceed/come
• आताम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थक), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद (आताम् = let them come/approach)

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

• षट्-चक्र-क्रम-भेदिनीम्: (her) who pierces/distinguishes the sequence of the six cakras
• षट्-चक्र-क्रम-भेदिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या) + चक्र (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + भेदिन्/भेदिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षट्चक्राणां क्रमस्य भेदिनी = one who differentiates/penetrates the sequence of the six cakras)

• गुरु-पदिष्ट-विधिना: by the guru-taught method
• गुरु-पदिष्ट-विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + उपदिश् (धातु) → पदिष्ट (कृदन्त) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (गुरुणा उपदिष्टः विधिः = by the method taught by the guru)

• ब्रह्म-रन्ध्रम्: to the brahmarandhra (crown aperture)
• ब्रह्म-रन्ध्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ब्रह्मणः रन्ध्रम् = the brahma-aperture)

• नयेत्: should lead
• नयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (nayēt = should lead)

• सुधीः: the wise person
• सुधीः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (सु + धी = one of good intellect)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-yogic context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Suṣumṇā
• Ṣaṭ-cakra
• Brahma-randhra
• Guru

FAQs

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

It frames liberation-oriented yoga as a disciplined inner ascent: the vital-spiritual current is guided through the central channel, transcending successive psycho-spiritual centers (ṣaṭ-cakra) and culminating at the brahma-randhra—symbolizing the highest integration and release toward Brahman.

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

While the verse is primarily yogic/technical, it implicitly supports bhakti by emphasizing guru-guided surrender to an authorized method; in Narada Purana, such disciplined inner practice is typically harmonized with devotion as the purified mind becomes fit for single-pointed remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a technical discipline aligned with the Purana’s ‘third pada’ focus on structured knowledge: precise method (vidhi), teacher-transmission (guru-upadeśa), and an ordered progression (krama) through subtle anatomy—presented with the rigor expected of śāstric practice.