Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

जयादिनवशक्तयाढ्ये पीठे पूजा समीरिता । त्रिकोणा वेदपत्राष्टपत्रषोडशपत्रके ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

jayādinavaśaktayāḍhye pīṭhe pūjā samīritā | trikoṇā vedapatrāṣṭapatraṣoḍaśapatrake || 70 ||

Translation

جیا وغیرہ نو شکتیوں سے آراستہ پیٹھ پر پوجا مقرر ہے؛ وہ مثلث شکل ہو اور وید-پتر، آٹھ-پتر اور سولہ-پتر (کملی ترتیب) سے یکت ہو۔

Word by Word

• जया: Jayā (name of a शक्ति)
• जया: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासे पूर्वपदम् (in compound)

• आदि: and others, etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; समासे 'आदि' = 'etc.' (समाहारसूचक)

• नव: nine
• नव: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; समासे पूर्वपदम्

• शक्तयः: powers/śaktis
• शक्तयः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; समासे मध्यपदम् (in compound)

• आढ्ये: endowed (with)
• आढ्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'rich/endowed'

• जयादिनवशक्तयाढ्ये: in (a place) endowed with the nine śaktis beginning with Jayā
• जयादिनवशक्तयाढ्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जया + आदि + नव + शक्ति + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-भावार्थक-तत्पुरुषः—'जयादि-नवशक्तिभिः आढ्ये'

• पीठे: on the pedestal/seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समीरिता: is declared
• समीरिता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समीरित (कृदन्त; √ईर् with सम्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) passive 'has been stated/declared'

• त्रिकोणा: triangular
• त्रिकोणा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिकोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'triangular' (qualifying implied 'आकृतिः/रचना')

• वेद: Veda
• वेद: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासे पूर्वपदम् (in compound)

• पत्र: petal/leaf
• पत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासे मध्यपदम् (in compound)

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; समासे पूर्वपदम्

• पत्र: petal
• पत्र: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासे मध्यपदम्

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; समासे पूर्वपदम्

• पत्रके: in the petalled (lotus)
• पत्रके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'in the lotus/diagram with petals'

• वेदपत्राष्टपत्रषोडशपत्रके: in the (yantra) having Veda-petals, eight petals, and sixteen petals
• वेदपत्राष्टपत्रषोडशपत्रके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + पत्र + अष्ट + पत्र + षोडश + पत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—'वेदपत्रे, अष्टपत्रे, षोडशपत्रके' इत्यादि-रचनायाम् (diagram with Veda-petals, eight petals, sixteen petals)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Jayā (as part of the nava-śaktis)
• Śakti (nine powers)
• Pīṭha (ritual seat/diagram)

FAQs

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

It frames worship as a disciplined, diagram-based sādhana: the deity is approached through a consecrated pīṭha structured by śakti (power) principles and precise geometric/petalled formations, emphasizing order, purity, and focused contemplation.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through carefully arranged ārādhana—devotion made steady by ritual structure (pīṭha, triangle, petal-cakras), so the mind remains one-pointed while honoring the divine powers (śaktis) that support worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical know-how: constructing the worship base (pīṭha) with defined geometry and lotus-petal counts (8 and 16), reflecting applied kalpa-style procedure and mantra-ritual organization used in formal pūjā.