Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

Devanagari script

देवता च पदैः सर्वेणाङ्गकल्पनमीरितम् । विन्यस्यैवं तु पञ्चाङ्गं स्वात्मरक्षां समाचरेत् ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

devatā ca padaiḥ sarveṇāṅgakalpanamīritam | vinyasyaivaṃ tu pañcāṅgaṃ svātmarakṣāṃ samācaret || 111 ||

Translation

如是，已宣说以规定之词，对一切肢体作本尊观想与安置（nyāsa）之法。既行五支安置（pañcāṅga-nyāsa）之后，当修自护之仪，以守护自身。

Word by Word

• देवता: the deity
• देवता: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवता-निर्देशः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पदैः: by the words/feet (padas)
• पदैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• सर्वेण: entire/complete
• सर्वेण: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘अङ्गकल्पनम्’ इत्यस्य

• अङ्गकल्पनम्: the assignment of limbs (aṅga-nyāsa)
• अङ्गकल्पनम्: Karta/Viṣaya (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग-कल्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘limb-arrangement/assignment’

• ईरितम्: has been stated
• ईरितम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘उक्तम्/प्रोक्तम्’

• विन्यस्य: having placed (nyāsa)
• विन्यस्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund); ‘having placed/assigned’

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle)

• पञ्चाङ्गम्: the fivefold (set of limbs)
• पञ्चाङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च-अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः—‘पञ्च अङ्गानि यस्य तत्’

• स्वात्मरक्षाम्: self-protection
• स्वात्मरक्षाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-आत्म-रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘one’s own self-protection’

• समाचरेत्: should perform/practise
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

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

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devatā

FAQs

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

It presents nyāsa as an inner safeguarding discipline: by installing the deity through mantra on one’s limbs, the practitioner sacralizes the body and establishes a protective spiritual boundary (svātma-rakṣā).

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

Bhakti is expressed here as embodied remembrance—devotional presence is not only mental but ritually enacted by placing the deity on the body, making the practitioner’s life and senses instruments of worship and protection.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied mantric procedure): using specific padas (phrases) for aṅga-kalpanā and performing a structured pañcāṅga-nyāsa as a practical ritual method for protection.