Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87

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

Devanagari script

अनाहतेऽर्कपत्रे च कादिठांतार्णसंयुते । शुक्ले शूलाभयवरसधाकलशधारिणे ॥ ८७ ॥

Transliteration

anāhate'rkapatre ca kādiṭhāṃtārṇasaṃyute | śukle śūlābhayavarasadhākalaśadhāriṇe || 87 ||

Translation

اناہت چکر میں سورج جیسے پتے پر، ‘ک’ سے ‘ٹھ’ تک کے بیج اکشر سے یکت، سفید نور والے دیوتا کا دھیان کرے—جو شُول، اَبھَے اور وَر مُدرائیں اور امرت کلش دھارن کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अनाहते: in the Anāhata (chakra)
• अनाहते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाहत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (चक्र-स्थान-नाम)

• अर्क-पत्रे: in the sun-leaf (lotus-petal)
• अर्क-पत्रे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अर्कस्य पत्रम्)

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

• कादि-ठान्त-अर्ण-संयुते: in (that) associated with the syllables ka etc.
• कादि-ठान्त-अर्ण-संयुते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क (वर्ण/प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ठान्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कादि-ठान्त-अर्णैः सं-युक्तम् = ‘joined with syllables from ka… to ṭhāṃt… arṇa’)

• शुक्ले: to the white (one)
• शुक्ले: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धारिणे इत्यस्य)

• शूल-अभय-वर-सुधा-कलश-धारिणे: to the bearer of trident, fearlessness, boon, nectar, and pot
• शूल-अभय-वर-सुधा-कलश-धारिणे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक) + अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक) + सुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + कलश (प्रातिपदिक) + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (शूलादीनि धारयति इति)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of mantra-nyasa/dhyana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Anahata

FAQs

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

It instructs a heart-centered (Anāhata) meditation where sacred syllables (varṇas) are ritually placed (nyāsa) and the deity is visualized with protective and grace-bestowing attributes, indicating inner purification and focused devotion.

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

By prescribing a clear dhyāna—visualizing a compassionate, boon-giving, fear-dispelling form—the verse channels emotion and attention into reverent contemplation, a core method for stabilizing bhakti in ritual practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra/ritual application closely tied to phonetics and syllabic order (Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa in practice), using an akṣara-group (‘ka’ to ‘ṭha’) for nyāsa as a technical aid in worship.