Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

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

Devanagari script

मध्ये सिंहे स्वबीजं च लिखेत्पूर्ववदेव तु । श्रीबीजेन तु संवेद्य वलयत्रयसंयुतम् ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

madhye siṃhe svabījaṃ ca likhetpūrvavadeva tu | śrībījena tu saṃvedya valayatrayasaṃyutam || 88 ||

Translation

于中央狮形之内，当如前所述书写其自有种子音（bīja）。继而以“室利种子音”（Śrī-bīja）加持，使之具足三重环圈。

Word by Word

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सिंहे: in the lion (figure)
• सिंहे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• स्वबीजम्: one’s own bīja (seed syllable)
• स्वबीजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय ‘one’s own seed-syllable’

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

• लिखेत्: should write/draw
• लिखेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘as before’)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुयोग-अव्यय (but/indeed; discourse particle)

• श्रीबीजेन: with the Śrī-bīja
• श्रीबीजेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + बीज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘with the bīja of Śrī’

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अनुयोग-अव्यय (particle)

• संवेद्य: having indicated/marked
• संवेद्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+विद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/तुमुन्-समकक्ष (gerundive-like absolutive usage) ‘having marked/inscribed/indicated’; here as पूर्वकर्म-क्रिया to next description

• वलयत्रयसंयुतम्: endowed with three rings/circles
• वलयत्रयसंयुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वलय + त्रय + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative) एकवचन; षष्ठी/तृतीया-तत्पुरुष ‘joined with three circles’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical ritual procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Sri (Lakshmi)

FAQs

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

It teaches that a ritual diagram (yantra) is made effective not merely by drawing, but by energizing it through the correct bīja-mantras—especially the Śrī-bīja—together with protective circular enclosures.

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

By directing the practitioner to consecrate the form with Śrī (auspicious divine power), it frames technical ritual as an aid to focused remembrance and reverent worship, supporting steady devotional concentration.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual procedure—precise inscription (lekhanā), mantra-bīja usage, and diagrammatic protection (three rings)—a technical discipline aligned with śrauta/smārta prayoga methods and mantra-vidhi.