Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana

Devanagari script

हृषीकेश नमस्तुभ्यमिति संपूजयेन्नरः । चरुणा मधुयुक्तेन शतमष्टोत्तरं हुनेत् ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

hṛṣīkeśa namastubhyamiti saṃpūjayennaraḥ | caruṇā madhuyuktena śatamaṣṭottaraṃ hunet || 70 ||

Translation

Indem er spricht: „Ehrerbietung Dir, o Hṛṣīkeśa“, soll der Mensch den Herrn verehren. Mit dem Opferbrei (caru), mit Honig vermischt, soll er hundertachtmal Opfergaben darbringen.

Word by Word

• हृषीकेश: O Hṛṣīkeśa
• हृषीकेश: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृषीकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: निपात/अव्यय (particle used in salutation); प्रायः चतुर्थी-योग्य (takes dative)

• तुभ्यम्: to you
• तुभ्यम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• सम्-पूजयेत्: should worship fully
• सम्-पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्गः—सम्

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• चरुणा: with sacrificial porridge (caru)
• चरुणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• मधु-युक्तेन: mixed with honey
• मधु-युक्तेन: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त, युज्-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying चरुणा); तत्पुरुषः—मधुना युक्तः (mixed with honey)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक (numeral)

• अष्ट-उत्तरम्: plus eight (i.e., 108)
• अष्ट-उत्तरम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying शतम्); तत्पुरुषः—अष्टाभिः उत्तरम् (eight more)

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

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Hrsikesa

FAQs

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

It links devotion and ritual: verbal surrender to Hṛṣīkeśa (“namas tubhyam”) is completed by disciplined worship and a measured homa, showing bhakti expressed through sacred action.

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

Bhakti here is not only inner feeling; it is enacted through respectful address to Viṣṇu and attentive, repeated offerings—devotion made steady through mantra, puja, and homa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa-prayoga) is implied: specifying the offering substance (caru with honey) and the exact count (108) reflects precise homa-vidhi and mantra-based worship practice.