Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61

Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa

The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala

Devanagari script

स योगी ब्रह्मविज्ञानी शिवयोगी तथात्मवित् । अनुग्रहोक्तचक्रस्थां देवीं ताभिर्वृतास्मरेत् ॥ ६१ ॥

Transliteration

sa yogī brahmavijñānī śivayogī tathātmavit | anugrahoktacakrasthāṃ devīṃ tābhirvṛtāsmaret || 61 ||

Translation

此修行者乃真瑜伽行者：知梵（Brahman）者，安住于湿婆瑜伽（Śiva-yoga）者，亦为知我者。应观想那位由神恩所示之轮（chakra）中安住的女神，周围环侍诸随从神力。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• योगी: a yogin
• योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्म-विज्ञानी: knower of Brahman
• ब्रह्म-विज्ञानी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + विज्ञानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी: ‘knower of Brahman’)

• शिव-योगी: Śiva-yogin
• शिव-योगी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘yogin of Śiva/Śaiva yogin’)

• तथा: and also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपपद (also/likewise)

• आत्म-वित्: knower of the Self
• आत्म-वित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘knower of the Self’)

• अनुग्रह-उक्त-चक्र-स्थाम्: situated in the grace-described cakra
• अनुग्रह-उक्त-चक्र-स्थाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग्रह + उक्त + चक्र + स्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (बहुपद: ‘situated in the cakra spoken of in (the context of) grace’)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ताभिः: by/with those (powers)
• ताभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (instrumental)

• वृता: surrounded
• वृता: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘surrounded/covered’ (agreeing with देवीम्)

• स्मरेत्: should remember/meditate on
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical-yogic/diagrammatic context; dialogue tradition commonly framed with Sanatkumara lineages)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Shiva
• Devi

FAQs

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

It links realization (brahma-vijñāna and ātma-jñāna) with disciplined contemplation: the adept becomes a true yogin by meditating on Devī as the indwelling power in the sacred chakra revealed through divine grace.

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

Bhakti appears as reverent remembrance (smaraṇa) and focused meditation on the Goddess, not as mere emotion—Devī is contemplated in her ordained form within the chakra, honored together with her surrounding powers.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical upāsanā method—structured visualization in a cakra (diagram), implying disciplined mantra/ritual procedure and precise contemplative practice typical of Narada Purana’s technical (Book 1.3) material.