Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

षड्बीजानि पदद्वंद्वं मूर्ध्नि भाले मुखे हृदि । नाभावूर्वोर्जंघयोश्च पादयोर्विन्यसेत्क्रमात् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaḍbījāni padadvaṃdvaṃ mūrdhni bhāle mukhe hṛdi | nābhāvūrvorjaṃghayośca pādayorvinyasetkramāt || 8 ||

Translation

چھ بیج منتر جوڑوں کی صورت میں ترتیب وار سر کی چوٹی، پیشانی، چہرے اور دل میں رکھے؛ پھر ناف، رانوں، پنڈلیوں اور آخر میں قدموں میں بالترتیب نیاس کرے۔

Word by Word

• षट्: six
• षट्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सङ्ख्यावाचक-विशेषण; (अव्ययवत्) संख्या-शब्दः; ‘बीजानि’ इति विशेष्यस्य संख्या-निर्देशः

• बीजानि: seeds/syllables (bīja-mantras)
• बीजानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पद-द्वन्द्वम्: the pair of feet
• पद-द्वन्द्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पदानां द्वन्द्वम्)

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head/crown
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भाले: on the forehead
• भाले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• मुखे: on the face/mouth
• मुखे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नाभौ: at the navel
• नाभौ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ऊर्वोः: on the two thighs
• ऊर्वोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• जङ्घयोः: on the two shanks/legs
• जङ्घयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

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

• पादयोः: on the two feet
• पादयोः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/arrange
• विन्यसेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• क्रमात्: in sequence, successively
• क्रमात्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः; तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial: ‘in order/successively’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

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 teaches nyāsa—ritually “installing” seed-mantras into the body—so the practitioner’s limbs become sanctified supports for mantra-sādhana, aligning inner awareness with the invoked divine power.

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

By prescribing a disciplined, reverent preparation of the body and mind through mantra-placement, it supports focused remembrance and worship—practical devotion expressed as careful ritual attention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (prayoga) and mantra-application: a step-by-step nyāsa sequence (vinyāsa/anganyāsa) showing how technical liturgical practice is structured and performed.