Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21

Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata

Devanagari script

षट्कोणांतस्त्रिकोणं च बहिरष्टदलं लिखेत् । भूपुरं तद्बहिः कृत्वा गमेशं तत्र पूजयेत् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

ṣaṭkoṇāṃtastrikoṇaṃ ca bahiraṣṭadalaṃ likhet | bhūpuraṃ tadbahiḥ kṛtvā gameśaṃ tatra pūjayet || 21 ||

Translation

于六角形之内画一三角；其外再画八瓣莲华。复于外周作地界方坛（bhūpura），并于其中礼拜伽梅沙（Gameśa）。

Word by Word

• ṣaṭkoṇāntaḥ: inside the hexagon
• ṣaṭkoṇāntaḥ: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ṣaṭkoṇa-antar (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: Adverbial Compound

• trikoṇam: a triangle
• trikoṇam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trikoṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• aṣṭadalam: eight-petaled (lotus)
• aṣṭadalam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭadala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• likhet: should draw
• likhet: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: likh (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential Mood), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

• bhūpuram: earth-city (square enclosure)
• bhūpuram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative/Genitive context, Singular

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• kṛtvā: having made
• kṛtvā: Purvakalika Kriya (Prior Action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Ktva Pratyaya (Gerund)

• gameśam: Lord of Ganas (Ganesha)
• gameśam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gameśa (or gaṇeśa) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential Mood), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual/yantra procedure within the Vedanga/ritual-science context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Gameśa

FAQs

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

It teaches that correct sacred geometry (yantra structure) is itself a disciplined spiritual act: the deity is invoked and worshipped within a properly ordered cosmic diagram (hexagon–triangle–lotus–bhūpura).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as precise, reverent worship—constructing the deity’s seat (yantra) and then performing pūjā—showing devotion through careful ritual attention rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure (kalpa-style practice): step-by-step yantra inscription (geometric layout, bhūpura boundary) as part of applied sacred science used in worship.