Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 123

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

षष्ठकं नसि विन्यस्य व्यापकं विद्यया न्यसेत् । निदाघकालमध्याह्नदिवाकरसमप्रभाम् ॥ १२३ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhakaṃ nasi vinyasya vyāpakaṃ vidyayā nyaset | nidāghakālamadhyāhnadivākarasamaprabhām || 123 ||

Translation

Đặt phần thứ sáu (âm tiết/chi phần) lên mũi, rồi theo Vidyā đã truyền dạy mà thực hiện nyāsa của Đấng bao trùm khắp. Hãy quán tưởng Ngài rực sáng như mặt trời giữa trưa trong cái nóng mùa hạ.

Word by Word

• षष्ठकम्: the sixth (part/letter-group)
• षष्ठकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• नसि: in the nose
• नसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नासिका/नस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचन (Vedic/variant locative form ‘नसि’ = ‘नासिकायाम्’)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नि-आस्/√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having placed/arranged’

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied object/nyāsa)

• विद्यया: by/with the vidyā (mantra)
• विद्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया एकवचन; करण

• न्यसेत्: should place/assign
• न्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative) प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• निदाघ-काल-मध्याह्न-दिवाकर-सम-प्रभाम्: (her) radiance equal to the midday sun in summer
• निदाघ-काल-मध्याह्न-दिवाकर-सम-प्रभाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निदाघ (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्याह्न (प्रातिपदिक) + दिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘whose radiance is equal to the sun at midday in the hot season’; विशेषणम् (of the देवी/विद्या)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual/nyasa method as received in the tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise nyāsa-and-dhyāna step: installing a mantra-part on the nose and contemplating the all-pervading reality as intensely luminous, making the body a fit seat for mantra-power and focused awareness.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by giving a concrete way to internalize the deity/principle—through placement (nyāsa) and vivid contemplation—so devotion becomes embodied, steady, and one-pointed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied mantra-vidyā and ritual technique (nyāsa with specified body-locus and visualization), a practical discipline aligned with Vedic ancillary sciences used in worship and meditation procedures.