Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81

Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa

Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā

Devanagari script

भूपुरे लोकपालाः स्युस्तदस्त्राणि तदग्रतः । इत्थं जपादिभिः सिद्धे मंत्रेऽस्मिन्धनसंचयैः ॥ ८१ ॥

Transliteration

bhūpure lokapālāḥ syustadastrāṇi tadagrataḥ | itthaṃ japādibhiḥ siddhe maṃtre'smindhanasaṃcayaiḥ || 81 ||

Translation

在bhūpura（坛图外层方形围界）中，应安置诸方护世者（Lokapāla），并将其兵器陈列于前。如此以持诵（japa）及诸助行令此真言成就时，它便成为积聚财宝之因缘。

Word by Word

• भूपुरे: in the bhūpura (outer enclosure)
• भूपुरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘भू-पुर’ (तत्पुरुष; ‘earth-enclosure/outer square’)

• लोकपालाः: world-guardians (Lokapālas)
• लोकपालाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘लोकस्य पालाः’

• स्युः: would be/should be
• स्युः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• तत्: those/its
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘अस्त्राणि’)

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (astrās)
• अस्त्राणि: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्: of it
• तत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘of that/its’ (with ‘अग्रतः’)

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Adverbial location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: ‘in front’)

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Nipāta (निपात/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्थम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner: ‘thus’)

• जपादिभिः: by japa etc.
• जपादिभिः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘जप-आदि’ (तत्पुरुष; ‘japa and the like’)

• सिद्धे: when accomplished
• सिद्धे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘when (it is) accomplished’ (locative absolute nuance)

• मन्त्रे: in the mantra
• मन्त्रे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘मन्त्रे’)

• धनसंचयैः: by accumulations of wealth
• धनसंचयैः: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + संचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘धन-संचय’ (तत्पुरुष; ‘accumulations of wealth’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Lokapalas (Dikpalas)

FAQs

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

It teaches that mantra-power is not abstract: it is ritually “installed” through a structured maṇḍala/yantra layout (bhūpura with Dikpālas), and becomes effective only after disciplined japa and allied observances leading to mantra-siddhi.

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

While technical, it implies a bhakti-like discipline: steady japa, reverent placement of divine guardians, and faithful adherence to procedure—showing that results arise from sustained, devoted practice rather than mere recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual-technology—maṇḍala/yantra construction (bhūpura), directional deities (Dikpālas), and the operational method of mantra-siddhi through japa and associated rites—typical of Narada Purana’s technical (śāstra) instruction in Book 1.3.