Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others

Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna

Devanagari script

मूर्ध्नि भाले दृशोः श्रोत्रे गंडयुग्मे सनासिके । आस्ये दोःसंधियुगले स्तनहृन्नाभिषु क्रमात् ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

mūrdhni bhāle dṛśoḥ śrotre gaṃḍayugme sanāsike | āsye doḥsaṃdhiyugale stanahṛnnābhiṣu kramāt || 95 ||

Translation

ترتیب سے—سر کی چوٹی پر، پیشانی پر، آنکھوں پر، کانوں پر، ناک سمیت دونوں گالوں پر؛ پھر منہ پر؛ دونوں بازوؤں کی جوڑوں پر؛ اور اس کے بعد چھاتیوں، دل اور ناف پر (نیاس کرے)۔

Word by Word

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head/crown
• मूर्ध्नि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• भाले: on the forehead
• भाले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• दृशोः: in the two eyes
• दृशोः: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन; प्रायः सप्तमी-द्विवचनार्थे—“in/at the two eyes”

• श्रोत्रे: in/on the ear
• श्रोत्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• गण्ड-युग्मे: on the pair of cheeks
• गण्ड-युग्मे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘गण्डयोः युग्मम्’ = pair of cheeks

• स-नासिके: with the nose
• स-नासिके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक; सहार्थक) + नासिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः/उपपदसमासः—‘नासिकया सह’ = “together with the nose” (locative: at/with the nose region)

• आस्ये: in the mouth
• आस्ये: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• दोः-सन्धि-युगले: on the pair of arm-joints
• दोः-सन्धि-युगले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष्/दोः (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + युगल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘दोः-सन्धीनां युगलम्’ = pair of arm-joints (shoulders/elbows contextually)

• स्तन-हृत्-नाभिषु: on the breasts, heart, and navel
• स्तन-हृत्-नाभिषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक) + हृत्/हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (नाभि) / नपुंसक (स्तन) / नपुंसक (हृद् as hṛt), सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—स्तने च हृदि च नाभौ च; “in/on the breasts, heart, and navel (regions)”

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त); क्रियाविशेषणम्—“in order/step by step”

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/ritual-technical context, traditionally in dialogue framed with Sanatkumara lineage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches an ordered internalization of sacred practice by mapping mantra/ritual attention onto specific bodily loci, turning the body into a disciplined field for dharma and mantra-sadhana.

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

Though technical, the ordered placement supports bhakti by stabilizing mind and senses; devotion becomes embodied through regulated remembrance and reverent ritual attention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Vedanga-style procedural precision (especially Śikṣā/ritual application): a kramāt (sequential) method for placing or contemplating mantra on prescribed body-points.