Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

बाह्वोः कण्ठे च चिबुके चौष्ठे गण्डे प्रविन्यसेत् । कर्णयोर्वदने नासापुटे नेत्रे च मूर्द्धनि ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

bāhvoḥ kaṇṭhe ca cibuke cauṣṭhe gaṇḍe pravinyaset | karṇayorvadane nāsāpuṭe netre ca mūrddhani || 25 ||

Translation

بازوؤں، گلے، ٹھوڑی، ہونٹوں اور گالوں پر طریقۂ شاستر کے مطابق نیاس کرے۔ اسی طرح کانوں، منہ، نتھنوں، آنکھوں اور سر کے شिखر پر بھی قائم کرے॥۲۵॥

Word by Word

• बाह्वोः: of the two arms
• बाह्वोः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; Genitive dual

• कण्ठे: on the neck
• कण्ठे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• चिबुके: on the chin
• चिबुके: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिबुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• ओष्ठे: on the lip
• ओष्ठे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• गण्डे: on the cheek
• गण्डे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• प्रविन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• प्रविन्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; Parasmaipada; causative sense not intended—intensive prefixing (प्र+वि+नि)

• कर्णयोः: in the two ears
• कर्णयोः: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), द्विवचन; Locative dual

• वदने: in the mouth/face
• वदने: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

• नासापुटे: in the nostril cavity
• नासापुटे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासापुट (प्रातिपदिक: नासा+पुट)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative)

• नेत्रे: in the eye
• नेत्रे: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular

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

• मूर्द्धनि: on the head/crown
• मूर्द्धनि: अधिकरण (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular (नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Vedanga-Shiksha procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision and discipline in Vedic practice—correct placement/attention to bodily loci supports purity, focus, and the effective performance of mantra-based rites taught in the Vedanga tradition.

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

Indirectly: by training the practitioner in careful, reverent procedure, it prepares the mind for steady remembrance and worship—technical correctness becomes a support for single-pointed devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga-Shiksha style procedural mapping of bodily points used in recitation/ritual discipline, reflecting the technical side of mantra practice and correct performance.