Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

अरुणैः कमलैहुत्वा सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भवेत् । पूर्वोक्ते वैष्णवे पीठे मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

aruṇaiḥ kamalaihutvā sarvasiddhīśvaro bhavet | pūrvokte vaiṣṇave pīṭhe mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ || 52 ||

Translation

مَن قدَّم الهَوما بزهور اللوتس الحمراء صار سيِّدَ جميع السِّدهيات. وفي المقعد الفيشنافي (pīṭha) الموصوف آنفًا، فليُنشِئ من أصل الأساس، بعزمٍ مقدَّس (saṅkalpa)، صورةَ المعبود (mūrti) في القلب.

Word by Word

• अरुणैः: with red (ones)
• अरुणैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘कमलैः’)

• कमलैः: with lotuses
• कमलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• हुत्वा: having offered (as oblation)
• हुत्वा: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु) → हुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having offered)

• सर्व-सिद्धि-ईश्वरः: lord of all attainments
• सर्व-सिद्धि-ईश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वासां सिद्धीनाम् ईश्वरः)

• भवेत्: would become / should become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पूर्व-उक्ते: in the previously mentioned
• पूर्व-उक्ते: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (previously stated)

• वैष्णवे: Vaiṣṇava
• वैष्णवे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘पीठे’)

• पीठे: on the sacred seat/altar
• पीठे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• मूर्तिम्: the form (icon)
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• संकल्प्य: having visualized
• संकल्प्य: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-कल्प् (धातु) → संकल्प्य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having conceived/visualized)

• मूलतः: from the root / fundamentally
• मूलतः: Hetu/Adverbial (हेतु/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मूलतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a ritual-technical context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse links precise ritual offering (red lotus oblations) with inner consecration (mūrti-saṅkalpa), teaching that siddhi arises when external worship and internal intention are aligned in a Vaiṣṇava pīṭha.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as Viṣṇu-centered worship: the devotee first establishes the Lord’s form in consciousness (saṅkalpa) and then performs offerings, making devotion both meditative and ceremonial.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical procedure—proper homa/offerings and the saṅkalpa-based establishment of a mūrti on a pīṭha—reflecting applied kalpa-style discipline (practical ritual method) within the text’s technical teachings.