Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana

Devanagari script

ततो भृग्वाकाशखाग्निभगेंद्वाढ्याः परंतिमः । सहक्षमलतोयाग्निचंद्रशांतियुतो मरुत् ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

tato bhṛgvākāśakhāgnibhageṃdvāḍhyāḥ paraṃtimaḥ | sahakṣamalatoyāgnicaṃdraśāṃtiyuto marut || 52 ||

Translation

«Darauf wird das Wind-Prinzip (Marut) beschrieben als bereichert durch Bhṛgu, Äther (ākāśa), Raum (kha), Feuer (agni), Bhaga und den Mond (indu); und als begabt mit Duldsamkeit, Reinheit, Wasser, Feuer, mondgleicher Ruhe und Befriedung.»

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb); क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then/thereafter)

• भृगु-आकाश-ख-अग्नि-भग-इन्दु-आढ्याः: endowed with Bhṛgu, space, kha, fire, Bhaga, and Indu
• भृगु-आकाश-ख-अग्नि-भग-इन्दु-आढ्याः: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक) + आकाश (प्रातिपदिक) + ख (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + भग (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा बहुवचन (Nom pl); बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः — ‘endowed with/characterized by Bhṛgu, ākāśa, kha, agni, bhaga, indu’

• परम्-तिमः: the supreme/ultimate (one)
• परम्-तिमः: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्) + तिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); कर्मधारयः — ‘परमः तिमः’ (the supreme/ultimate Tima)

• सह: with/together
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/association)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with/together with)

• क्षमल-तोय-अग्नि-चन्द्र-शान्ति-युतः: endowed with kṣamala, water, fire, moon, and peace
• क्षमल-तोय-अग्नि-चन्द्र-शान्ति-युतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/adjectival to marut)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षमल (प्रातिपदिक) + तोय (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg); ‘युत’ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) from √युज् (धातु) ‘joined/endowed’; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः — ‘endowed with kṣamala, water, fire, moon, peace’

• मरुत्: Marut (wind-deity)
• मरुत्: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा एकवचन (Nom sg)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Agni
• Bhaga
• Indu (Chandra)
• Marut (Vayu)

FAQs

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

It frames Vāyu (Marut) not merely as physical wind but as a tattva whose functioning is shaped by multiple cosmic factors—fiery energy, lunar coolness, and śānti—indicating that harmony in life comes from balancing these interacting principles.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti practice by emphasizing śānti (pacification) and candra-like calmness as necessary inner conditions; a devotee stabilizes the restless “wind” of the mind through peace-making disciplines and God-centered steadiness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa-style technical mapping—linking an element (Vāyu/Marut) with luminaries and deities (Indu/Chandra, Bhaga) and qualities (śānti)—used in traditional diagnostic and remedial reasoning (śānti/pariśodhana) in Vedic astrology and ritual contexts.