Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

पीठन्यासं विधायाथ न्यासानन्यान्समाचरेत् । दशतत्त्वादि विन्यस्य वक्ष्यमाणविधानतः ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

pīṭhanyāsaṃ vidhāyātha nyāsānanyānsamācaret | daśatattvādi vinyasya vakṣyamāṇavidhānataḥ || 24 ||

Translation

先行pīṭha-nyāsa，然后再修其余诸nyāsa。安置（召请）十种tattva等一切，当依后文所述之仪轨，分毫不差而行。

Word by Word

• पीठ-न्यासम्: the pīṭha-nyāsa (placement on seats/centers)
• पीठ-न्यासम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक) + न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• विधाय: having done
• विधाय: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having performed/arranged’

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भसूचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• न्यासान्: nyāsas (placements)
• न्यासान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्म

• अन्यान्: other
• अन्यान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण to न्यासान्

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘should practice/perform’

• दश-तत्त्व-आदि: the ten principles and so on
• दश-तत्त्व-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म—‘the ten tattvas etc.’ (as a set)

• विन्यस्य: having placed
• विन्यस्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having placed’

• वक्ष्यमाण-विधानतः: according to the procedure that will be stated
• वक्ष्यमाण-विधानतः: Hetu/Pramāṇa (हेतु/प्रमाण) (manner/authority)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वक्ष्यमाण (कृदन्त, √वच् future passive participle) + विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित, अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya) ‘-तः’ (from/according to); समासे ‘वक्ष्यमाणविधान’ = ‘the procedure that will be stated’; अर्थे—‘according to the procedure to be described’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined ritual sequencing: establishing the sacred ‘seat’ (pīṭha) through nyāsa first, then completing further placements so the practitioner’s body and space become fit supports for mantra and worship.

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

Bhakti here is supported by proper upacāra and mantra-vidhi: devotion is expressed not only in feeling but in careful, scripturally aligned practice that prepares the devotee for focused remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual science—precise ordering (krama) and correct application (vidhi) of mantra placements (nyāsa), reflecting the technical discipline used in prayoga manuals and allied ritual traditions.