Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

साज्यं च तत्समर्प्याथ मूलमंत्रेण मंत्रवित् । अखंडितान्यहिलतादलानि सप्तविंशतिम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

sājyaṃ ca tatsamarpyātha mūlamaṃtreṇa maṃtravit | akhaṃḍitānyahilatādalāni saptaviṃśatim || 46 ||

Translation

ثم يقدّم العارفُ بالمانترا ذلك القربانَ مقرونًا بالسمن المصفّى (غِهْرِتا) مستعينًا بالمانترا الجذرية؛ ويقدّم كذلك سبعًا وعشرين ورقةً من نبات الأهيلاطا (ahilātā) سليمة غير مكسورة.

Word by Word

• साज्यम्: (offering) with ghee
• साज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (आज्यसहितम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• तत्: that (offering)
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• समर्प्य: having offered
• समर्प्य: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); having offered

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (then)

• मूलमन्त्रेण: with the root-mantra
• मूलमन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• मन्त्रवित्: the knower of mantras
• मन्त्रवित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास

• अखण्डितानि: unbroken/undamaged
• अखण्डितानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखण्डित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying दलानि)

• अहिलतादलानि: leaves of ahilatā (a creeper)
• अहिलतादलानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहि-लता + दल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अहिलतायाः दलानि)

• सप्तविंशतिम्: twenty-seven
• सप्तविंशतिम्: Karma (कर्म—परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तविंशति (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/परिमाण), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (सप्त च विंशतिः = 27)

Speaker

Narada (teaching ritual procedure in technical/vidhi context, as preserved in Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined worship: offerings must be made with the correct substance (ghee), the correct mantra (mūla-mantra), and the correct ritual purity (unbroken leaves), showing that inner devotion is supported by precise sacred procedure.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through careful, reverent service—offering with ghee and reciting the root-mantra attentively—so devotion becomes steady and focused rather than casual or improvised.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa (ritual science) within the Vedanga framework: correct mantra application (mūla-mantra), correct materials (ajya, leaves), and correct numerical prescription (twenty-seven) as part of standardized rite-performance.