Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

जालंधरं तथोन्नासं कोटपीठमथाष्टमम् । भूगृहे दशदिक्ष्वर्चेद्धेतुकं त्रिपुरांतकम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

jālaṃdharaṃ tathonnāsaṃ koṭapīṭhamathāṣṭamam | bhūgṛhe daśadikṣvarceddhetukaṃ tripurāṃtakam || 30 ||

Translation

亦当安置并礼敬阇兰陀罗（Jālandhara）与乌那萨（Unnāsa），并以拘吒毗吒（Koṭapīṭha）为第八座处。在地下圣室（bhūgṛha）中，当于十方供养诃都迦（Hetuka）与摧三城者（Tripurāntaka）。

Word by Word

• jālaṃdharam: Jālaṃdhara
• jālaṃdharam: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jālaṃdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); नाम (proper name)

• tathā: likewise/and
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/connector (अव्यय; ‘likewise/also’)

• unnāsam: Unnāsa
• unnāsam: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unnāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); नाम (proper name)

• koṭa-pīṭham: Koṭa-pīṭha
• koṭa-pīṭham: Karma (कर्म) (as named item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘Koṭa-pīṭha (a named seat)’

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अव्यय; sequence marker)

• aṣṭamam: the eighth
• aṣṭamam: Visheshana (विशेषण) (of implied pīṭha)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• bhū-gṛhe: in the earth-chamber
• bhū-gṛhe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः ‘in an underground chamber/earth-house’

• daśa-dikṣu: in the ten directions
• daśa-dikṣu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + diś (दिश्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—द्विगु ‘in the ten directions’

• arcet: should worship
• arcet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (अर्च्-धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• hetukam: Hetuka
• hetukam: Karma (कर्म) (object of worship, as named)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hetuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); नाम (proper name)

• tripurāntakam: Tripurāntaka
• tripurāntakam: Karma (कर्म) (object of worship, as named)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripurāntaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); नाम (proper name)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Jālandhara
• Unnāsa
• Koṭapīṭha
• Hetuka
• Tripurāntaka (Śiva)

FAQs

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

It presents a technical ritual mapping: specific divine forms are assigned to defined seats and the ten directions, expressing the idea that sacred space is made complete and protected through orderly, directional worship.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined arcana—devotion performed through precise installation and worship, where reverence is shown by honoring each form in its proper place and direction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—procedural arcana-vidhi and spatial/directional arrangement used in consecration and protective rites, a technical tradition aligned with Vedanga-style precision in practice.