Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

लक्षं जप्त्वा तद्दशांशं पुत्रजीवफलैर्हुनेत् । तत्काष्टैरेधिते वह्नौ श्रेष्टं पुत्रमवाप्नुयात् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

lakṣaṃ japtvā taddaśāṃśaṃ putrajīvaphalairhunet | tatkāṣṭairedhite vahnau śreṣṭaṃ putramavāpnuyāt || 25 ||

Translation

بعد إتمام مئةِ ألفِ تلاوةٍ (لاكش) فليُقدِّم في النار عُشرَ ذلك عددًا من القرابين بثمار شجرة بوتراجيفا (putrajīva). وبنارٍ تُوقَدُ بخشبها نفسه ينالُ ابنًا فاضلًا ممتازًا.

Word by Word

• लक्षम्: a hundred thousand (times)
• लक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्या (100,000)

• जप्त्वा: having recited
• जप्त्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तत्-दशांशम्: its tenth part
• तत्-दशांशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + दशांश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (tasya daśāṃśaḥ) = 'its tenth part'

• पुत्रजीव-फलैः: with the fruits of putrajīva
• पुत्रजीव-फलैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रजीव + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (putrajīvasya phalāni)

• हुनेत्: should offer (into fire)
• हुनेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्-काष्टैः: with its wood
• तत्-काष्टैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम) + काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (tasya kāṣṭhāni)

• एधिते: in the kindled (state)
• एधिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एध् (धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) used locatively: 'when/where (the fire) is kindled/increased'

• वह्नौ: in the fire
• वह्नौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• श्रेष्टम्: excellent/best
• श्रेष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying पुत्रम्)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: may obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure within the Vedanga/kalpa-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vatsalya

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Agni

FAQs

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

It presents a karma-kāṇḍa method where mantra-japa is sealed by homa (a tenth of the count), emphasizing that disciplined repetition plus fire-offerings—performed with prescribed substances—yields a dharmic, auspicious result.

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

While primarily ritualistic, the structure of sustained japa and dedicated offering reflects bhakti as focused devotion expressed through regulated worship—turning desire into a vow-like, reverent practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure): the rule of completing 100,000 japa and performing homa equal to one-tenth of the japa count, along with the specified dravya (putrajīva fruits and wood) for the rite.