Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

ज्योत्स्ना हैमवती छाया पूर्णिमा संहतिस्तथा । अमावास्येति संपूज्या मंत्रेशे प्राणपूर्विका ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

jyotsnā haimavatī chāyā pūrṇimā saṃhatistathā | amāvāsyeti saṃpūjyā maṃtreśe prāṇapūrvikā || 80 ||

Translation

“月光”（Jyotsnā）、“雪山之女”（Haimavatī）、“影”（Chāyā）、“满月”（Pūrṇimā）、“和合”（Saṃhati），以及“新月夜”（Amāvāsyā）——这些名相当在“真言之主”前如法供奉，先以调息奉献普拉那（prāṇa）为始。

Word by Word

• ज्योत्स्ना: moonlight (Jyotsnā)
• ज्योत्स्ना: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योत्स्ना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हैमवती: Haimavatī
• हैमवती: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैमवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• छाया: shadow (Chāyā)
• छाया: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पूर्णिमा: full-moon day (Pūrṇimā)
• पूर्णिमा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• संहतिः: collection/union (Saṃhati)
• संहतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Nipāta (निपात/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• अमावास्या: new-moon day (Amāvāsyā)
• अमावास्या: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इति: thus (named)
• इति: Vacana-paryavasāna (वचन-पर्यवसान/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative/iti)

• संपूज्या: to be duly worshipped
• संपूज्या: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण/Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + यत्/ण्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भविष्यत्/विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory: ‘to be worshipped’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• मन्त्रेशे: in/for the Lord of mantras
• मन्त्रेशे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘मन्त्राणाम् ईशः’)

• प्राणपूर्विका: preceded by prāṇa (breath/nyāsa)
• प्राणपूर्विका: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राण + पूर्विका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘प्राण-पूर्विका’ (तत्पुरुष; ‘preceded by prāṇa/breath’) विशेषण (qualifying worship/recitation)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mantra-isha (Lord of Mantras)
• Purnima
• Amavasya

FAQs

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

It links lunar realities (moonlight, shadow, full-moon and new-moon) with mantra-devatā worship, teaching that time (tithi) and cosmic light/darkness can be ritually sacralized through precise mantra practice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā: honoring the divine through specific names/forms and observing sacred timings like Pūrṇimā and Amāvāsyā, making devotion steady and methodical.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga practice is implied through the use of lunar tithis (Pūrṇimā, Amāvāsyā), along with mantra-vidhi and prāṇa-pūrvikā procedure (prāṇāyāma/nyāsa as a preparatory ritual step).