Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa

Devanagari script

आधारे नामसं स्थाप्य तत्र चेद्रविमंडलम् । क्लिममातृका पूलमुञ्चरन्पूरपेज्जलैः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

ādhāre nāmasaṃ sthāpya tatra cedravimaṃḍalam | klimamātṛkā pūlamuñcaranpūrapejjalaiḥ || 3 ||

Translation

آدھار میں ‘نامسَم’ نامی حروف کا مجموعہ رکھ کر وہیں روی منڈل قائم کرے۔ پھر ‘کلیں’ ماترِکا سلسلہ پڑھتے ہوئے منتر کی دھارا جاری کرے اور کرم کے جل سے اسے بھر دے۔

Word by Word

• आधारे: in/on the base
• आधारे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• नामसम्: the name/formula
• नामसम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘name/namas-formula’ (reading as नामसम्)

• स्थाप्य: having स्थापित/placed
• स्थाप्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive), from √स्था causative sense ‘to place/establish’; ‘having स्थापित’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: Conditional particle (यदि)

• रवि-मण्डलम्: the sun-circle (ravi maṇḍala)
• रवि-मण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: रवेः मण्डलम् → रविमण्डलम्

• क्लिम-मातृका: the ‘klim’ matrika (mantric formula)
• क्लिम-मातृका: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लिम् (बीजाक्षर, अव्ययवत्) + मातृका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘क्लिम्-युक्ता मातृका’ (mantric syllable + matrika)

• पूलम्: a heap/mass
• पूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• उञ्चरन्: uttering/performing
• उञ्चरन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उञ्छ्/उञ्च् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative Singular; ‘doing/uttering/raising’ (reading uncertain: उञ्चरन्)

• पूरपेज्जलैः: with waters (for filling/ablution)
• पूरपेज्जलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरप (प्रातिपदिक) + जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; तत्पुरुष: ‘पूरप-जल’ (water for filling/ablution; reading uncertain: पेज्जलैः)

Speaker

Narada (in an instructional, technical-ritual context; narrated within the Narada Purana’s Vedanga/ritual section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

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

It presents a technical upāsanā/ritual sequence: establishing a foundational support (ādhāra), invoking the solar principle (ravi-maṇḍala), and activating mantra-power through the mātṛkā (letters) with ritual water—linking cosmic order to disciplined practice.

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

Though primarily technical, it supports bhakti-based upāsanā by prescribing a focused method to place sacred syllables and invoke a divine cosmic form (the Sun as a sacred manifestation), making devotion structured through mantra and visualization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-vidhi and mātṛkā-krama (systematic use of syllables/letters), along with ritual procedure involving jalābhiṣeka/filling with water—typical of technical liturgical practice discussed in the Vedanga-oriented portion of Book 1.3.