Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49

Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā

Devanagari script

कण्ठमात्रोदके स्थित्वा वीक्ष्य तोयोद्गतं रविम् । त्रिसहस्रं जपेन्मंत्रं कन्यामिष्टां लभेत्ततः ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

kaṇṭhamātrodake sthitvā vīkṣya toyodgataṃ ravim | trisahasraṃ japenmaṃtraṃ kanyāmiṣṭāṃ labhettataḥ || 49 ||

Translation

يقف المرء في الماء حتى العنق، وينظر إلى الشمس وهي تطلع من صفحة الماء، ثم يكرر المانترا ثلاثة آلاف مرة؛ ومن ذلك ينال الفتاة المنشودة (زوجةً لائقة).

Word by Word

• कण्ठ-मात्र-उदके: in water up to the neck
• कण्ठ-मात्र-उदके: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सप्तमी-अधिकरण; तत्पुरुषः: कण्ठमात्रं यद् उदकं तस्मिन् (in water up to the neck); Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √स्था (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive): ‘स्थित्वा’; Indeclinable gerund

• वीक्ष्य: having looked at
• वीक्ष्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √वीक्ष् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यपन्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘दृष्ट्वा’; Indeclinable absolutive

• तोय-उद्गतम्: risen from the water
• तोय-उद्गतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्गत (उद्-√गम् + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: तोयात् उद्गतः (risen from water); Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रविम्: the Sun
• रविम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रि-सहस्रम्: three thousand (times)
• त्रि-सहस्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (संख्यापूर्वकः): त्रयः सहस्राणि = 3000; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (count)

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada; Optative, 3rd person singular

• मन्त्रम्: a mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कन्याम्: a maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इष्टाम्: desired, beloved
• इष्टाम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (√इष्/√यज् + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘desired/beloved’; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Ātmanepada; Optative, 3rd person singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् इत्यर्थे (ablatival/adverbial): ‘thereupon/then’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-results context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Surya)

FAQs

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

It presents a karma-kāṇḍa style discipline: bodily austerity (standing in water), focused darśana (gazing at the Sun), and measured japa (3,000 repetitions) as a structured sādhanā believed to yield a specific worldly fruit.

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

Bhakti is implicit through reverent attention to a divine power (Ravi/Surya) and disciplined mantra-japa; however, the verse primarily emphasizes result-oriented practice (phala) rather than liberation-focused devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure and measurable japa-sankhyā (count discipline), along with a time/observance cue (Sun’s emergence/visibility), aligning with applied Vedic practice commonly associated with kalpa-style ritual method and observance timing.