Shloka 53

The Greatness of Puruṣottama

Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa

Devanagari script

एकैकस्य प्रकुर्वीत यथोद्दिष्टं क्रमेण तु । मुद्रास्ततो निबध्नीयाद्यथोक्तिक्रमवेदितम् ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

ekaikasya prakurvīta yathoddiṣṭaṃ krameṇa tu | mudrāstato nibadhnīyādyathoktikramaveditam || 53 ||

Translation

ينبغي أن يُؤدَّى كلُّ عملٍ على حدةٍ، وفق الترتيب المبيَّن؛ ثم بعد ذلك تُجرى المُدْرَات (mudrā) مع معرفة ترتيبها على الوجه المذكور تمامًا.

Word by Word

• एकैकस्य: of each (one)
• एकैकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (एकः च एकः) → ‘each one’; षष्ठी—‘of each’

• प्रकुर्वीत: should perform
• प्रकुर्वीत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘प्रकुर्यात्’ (should perform)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/उपमान/प्रकारवाचक), अर्थे—‘येन प्रकारेण’ (as)

• उद्दिष्टम्: instructed/prescribed
• उद्दिष्टम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + दिश् (धातु) → उद्दिष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययभावे ‘यथोद्दिष्टम्’ = as instructed

• क्रमेण: in sequence
• क्रमेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; प्रकार/क्रमार्थे (in order/stepwise)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात), विरोध/अनुवादार्थक (but/indeed)

• मुद्राः: mudrās (hand-gestures/seals)
• मुद्राः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (then/thereafter)

• निबध्नीयात्: should bind/perform (them)
• निबध्नीयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + बन्ध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; अर्थः—‘बध्नीयात्’ (should bind/perform)

• यथोक्ति: as stated
• यथोक्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) अर्थे—‘यथोक्तम्’ (as stated)

• क्रम: sequence
• क्रम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• वेदितम्: known/understood (as per the stated sequence)
• वेदितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु) → वेदित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: यथोक्ति-क्रम-वेदितम् = known/understood by the stated sequence

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes niyama (disciplined observance): spiritual efficacy arises when each ritual limb is performed precisely, in the stated order, without omission or confusion.

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

Even devotional worship is guided by vidhi: orderly, attentive performance and correct mudrās cultivate focused remembrance and reverence, protecting bhakti from carelessness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical competence—knowing krama (sequence) and procedural correctness—closely aligned with Kalpa (ritual manuals) and Śikṣā (proper execution of ritual elements).