Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

अत्रावाह्य च मूलेन मूर्तिं संकल्प्य साधकः । षट् कोणेषु षडंगानि दक्षिणे तु गजाननम् ॥ ५६ ॥

Transliteration

atrāvāhya ca mūlena mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya sādhakaḥ | ṣaṭ koṇeṣu ṣaḍaṃgāni dakṣiṇe tu gajānanam || 56 ||

Translation

یہاں مول منتر سے آواہن کرکے سالک دل میں دیویہ مُورت کا سنکلپ کرے۔ چھ کونوں میں شڈنگ نیاس کرے اور جنوب کی سمت گجانن (گنیش) کو قائم کرے॥

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• आवाह्य: having invoked
• आवाह्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (indeclinable verbal), पूर्वकाले (having done first)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• मूलेन: by the root (mantra)
• मूलेन: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; करणवाचक

• मूर्तिम्: the form (deity-form)
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचनम्

• संकल्प्य: having conceived/visualized
• संकल्प्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + कल्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग; पूर्वकाले

• साधकः: the practitioner
• साधकः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

• षट्: six
• षट्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-विशेषणम् (numeral adjective), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनम् (agreeing with ‘अङ्गानि’)

• कोणेषु: in the corners/angles
• कोणेषु: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचनम्

• षड्-अङ्गानि: the six limbs (auxiliaries)
• षड्-अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (कर्मधारयः; ‘षड् अङ्गानि’ = six limbs), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• दक्षिणे: in the southern (side/corner)
• दक्षिणे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषणम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचनम् (elliptic: ‘दक्षिणे (कोणे)’ )

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (contrastive particle)

• गजाननम्: Gajānana (Gaṇeśa)
• गजाननम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुषः; ‘गजस्य आननम्’), पुंलिङ्गः (देवनाम), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Gajānana (Gaṇeśa)

FAQs

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

It teaches that worship begins with inner formation of the deity (saṅkalpa) and disciplined mantra-installation (ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa), making the practitioner’s body-mind and the ritual space fit to hold divine presence.

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

Bhakti here is shown as focused, reverent approach: invoking through the mūla-mantra, visualizing the form, and arranging protective/empowering nyāsa—devotion expressed through precision and one-pointed remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge is emphasized: āvāhana (invocation), saṅkalpa (ritual resolve), ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa (mantra-limb installation), and directional placement—core procedures used in mantra-śāstra and āgamic-style worship.