Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

जप्त्वायुतं ततस्तेनाभिषेकः सर्वरोगनुत् । चंद्रसूर्योपरागे तु ह्युपोष्याष्टसहस्रकम् ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

japtvāyutaṃ tatastenābhiṣekaḥ sarvaroganut | caṃdrasūryoparāge tu hyupoṣyāṣṭasahasrakam || 67 ||

Translation

بعد تكراره عشرةَ آلافِ مرة، فليُجرِ السالكُ به الأبهشيكا (الاغتسالُ الطقسيّ) بذلك؛ فإنه يزيلُ جميعَ الأمراض. وعند كسوفِ الشمس أو خسوفِ القمر، بعد الصوم، فليُكرِّر ثمانيةَ آلافِ مرة.

Word by Word

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √जप्; ‘having recited’

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (times)
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; numeral ‘ten thousand’

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तेन: by that/with that
• तेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; ‘by that/with that’

• अभिषेकः: (there is) an anointing/ritual bathing
• अभिषेकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सर्वरोगनुत्: destroying all diseases
• सर्वरोगनुत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-रोग-नुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भाव): सर्वेषां रोगाणां नुत् = ‘destroyer of all diseases’; अभिषेकस्य विशेषणम्

• चन्द्रसूर्योपारागे: at the lunar/solar eclipse
• चन्द्रसूर्योपारागे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र-सूर्य-उपराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (चन्द्रः च सूर्यः च) + उपरागः; ‘at the lunar/solar eclipse’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic particle)

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपवस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), from √उपवस् ‘to fast’; ‘having fasted’

• अष्टसहस्रकम्: eight thousand (times)
• अष्टसहस्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट-सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (अष्ट + सहस्रक) = ‘eight thousand (times/units)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Chandra
• Surya

FAQs

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

It teaches that disciplined japa, followed by abhiṣeka, functions as a purificatory and healing rite, aligning bodily well-being with ritual purity and dharmic practice.

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

By prescribing counted japa and fasting at sacred times (eclipses), it frames devotion as steady, measurable practice—devotional remembrance expressed through mantra-discipline and austerity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology/astronomy) is implied through the timing of rites during lunar and solar eclipses, along with ritual procedure (kalpa-style) guidance on japa counts and upavāsa.