Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

मूलाधारे विन्यसेच्च चतुर्द्दलसमन्वितम् । श्रीविष्णुं राकिणीयुक्तबादिलांतार्णपूर्वकम् ॥ ५१ ॥

Transliteration

mūlādhāre vinyasecca caturddalasamanvitam | śrīviṣṇuṃ rākiṇīyuktabādilāṃtārṇapūrvakam || 51 ||

Translation

于牟拉达拉（Mūlādhāra）中，当于四瓣莲安置圣毗湿奴（Śrī Viṣṇu）之nyāsa，与罗吉尼（Rākiṇī）相应；以前导之种子音自“ba”至“la”，并兼具内在之音（秘声）。

Word by Word

• mūla-ādhāre: in the Mūlādhāra (chakra)
• mūla-ādhāre: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + ādhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; कर्मधारय (मूलः आधारः)

• vinyaset: should place
• vinyaset: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ni-√as (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• catur-dala-samanvitam: endowed with four petals
• catur-dala-samanvitam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त; सम्-√anv-i)
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; तत्पुरुष (चतुर्दलैः समन्वितम्)

• śrī-viṣṇum: Śrī Viṣṇu
• śrī-viṣṇum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; कर्मधारय (श्रीमान् विष्णुः)

• rākiṇī-yukta: associated with Rākiṇī
• rākiṇī-yukta: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rākiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त; √yuj)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (understood with viṣṇum); क्त; तत्पुरुष (rākiṇyā युक्तः)

• bādi-lāṃtārṇa-pūrvakam: preceded by (the mantra/letters) bādi-lāṃtārṇa
• bādi-lāṃtārṇa-pūrvakam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bādi (प्रातिपदिक) + lāṃtārṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying the nyāsa/mantra; तत्पुरुष

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Rakini

FAQs

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

It gives a precise meditative-ritual instruction: installing Śrī Viṣṇu in the Mūlādhāra lotus via nyāsa, showing that devotion is practiced through disciplined mantra-visualization and inner placement, not only external worship.

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

Bhakti here is internalized—Viṣṇu is contemplated as present within the subtle body, united with the presiding śakti (Rākiṇī), so devotion becomes continuous inward remembrance supported by mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical mantra-prayoga (applied ritual science): correct nyāsa procedure, use of bīja/varṇa sequences, and esoteric phonetics (arṇa/inner sound), aligning with the text’s Book 1.3 focus on specialized disciplines.