Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

ऊरूजंघांयुग्मेषु मंत्रवर्णान्क्रमान्न्यतसेत् । ततः पुरुषसूक्तोक्तमंत्रैर्न्यासं समाचरेत् ॥ १०० ॥

Transliteration

ūrūjaṃghāṃyugmeṣu maṃtravarṇānkramānnyataset | tataḥ puruṣasūktoktamaṃtrairnyāsaṃ samācaret || 100 ||

Translation

于双腿之大腿与小腿处，当依次安置（nyāsa）真言诸音节。其后，应以《普鲁沙颂》（Puruṣa Sūkta）所说诸咒，如法行持安置。

Word by Word

• ūrūjaṃghāyugmeṣu: in the thigh-and-shank pairs
• ūrūjaṃghāyugmeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ūru + jaṃghā + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ऊरु- जङ्घा-युग्मेषु’ = ‘in the pairs of thighs and shanks’

• maṃtravarṇān: the syllables/letters of the mantra
• maṃtravarṇān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtra + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘मन्त्रस्य वर्णाः’

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—‘क्रमात्’ = ‘in order/stepwise’

• nyaset: should place
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should place (nyāsa)’

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक (adverb)

• puruṣasūktoktamaṃtraiḥ: with the mantras stated in the Puruṣa-sūkta
• puruṣasūktoktamaṃtraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣasūkta + ukta + maṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘पुरुषसूक्ते उक्तैः मन्त्रैः’

• nyāsam: nyāsa (ritual placement)
• nyāsam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should perform’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Puruṣa Sūkta

FAQs

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

It teaches disciplined mantra-embodiment: by installing mantra-syllables and Puruṣa Sūkta mantras on the limbs through nyāsa, the practitioner sanctifies the body as a sacred seat of Vedic consciousness.

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

Though technical, it supports bhakti by making worship inward and personal—devotion is expressed as careful, reverent installation of the Lord’s Vedic form (Puruṣa) through prescribed mantras.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights precise mantra-prayoga: correct kramā (sequence) of mantra-varṇas and the ritual method of nyāsa—an applied discipline aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Kalpa (ritual procedure).