Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

पश्चिमे मदनं बाणपाशांकुशशरासनाम् । धारयंतं जपारक्तं पूजयेद्रक्तभूषणम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

paścime madanaṃ bāṇapāśāṃkuśaśarāsanām | dhārayaṃtaṃ japāraktaṃ pūjayedraktabhūṣaṇam || 30 ||

Translation

مغربی سمت میں مدن (کام دیو) کی پوجا کرے—جو بان، پاش، انکُش اور کمان دھارے ہوئے ہے، جپا کے پھول کی مانند سرخ رنگ ہے اور سرخ زیورات سے آراستہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• paścime: in the west (western direction)
• paścime: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paścima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used adverbially as location

• madanam: Madana (Kāma)
• madanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• bāṇa-pāśa-aṃkuśa-śarāsanām: (having) arrow, noose, goad, and bow
• bāṇa-pāśa-aṃkuśa-śarāsanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa + pāśa + aṃkuśa + śarāsana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; samāhāra-dvandva (collective) indicating the set of implements

• dhārayantam: holding
• dhārayantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘madanam’
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhṛ (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: Present active participle (वर्तमानकाले शतृ), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; from √dhṛ ‘to hold’

• japā-raktam: red like hibiscus
• japā-raktam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘madanam’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: japā + rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; karmadhāraya ‘japā-like red’

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• rakta-bhūṣaṇam: adorned with red ornaments
• rakta-bhūṣaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘madanam’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa ‘with red ornaments/adorned with red’

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a ritual/technical description)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Madana (Kama)

FAQs

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

It encodes a ritual-visualization rule: placing Madana in the western direction with specific weapons and red color symbolism, guiding correct iconography and focused worship (upāsanā) within a technical procedure.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through precise worship—remembering the deity’s form, attributes, direction, and offerings/colors—so the mind becomes one-pointed (ekāgra) through disciplined devotional visualization.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual science: directional assignment (dik-vinyāsa) and iconographic specification used in pūjā/nyāsa-style procedures—technical rules aligned with śāstric ritual method.