Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82

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

Devanagari script

बंधूकाभे स्वशक्त्या तु सहितापास्वगाय च । पाशांकुशसुधापात्रमोदकोल्लासपाणये ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

baṃdhūkābhe svaśaktyā tu sahitāpāsvagāya ca | pāśāṃkuśasudhāpātramodakollāsapāṇaye || 82 ||

Translation

Verehrung dem, der wie die Bandhūka-Blüte erstrahlt, vereint mit seiner eigenen göttlichen Śakti und umgeben von den Seinen; dessen Hände leuchten, da sie Schlinge und Haken, das Gefäß des Nektars und den süßen Modaka tragen.

Word by Word

• बन्धूकाभे: in/with the hibiscus-like (reddish) appearance
• बन्धूकाभे: Viśeṣaṇa/Adhikaraṇa (विशेषण/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बन्धूक (प्रातिपदिक) + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमान-तत्पुरुष (बन्धूक इव आभा यस्य/यत्र); सप्तमी, एकवचन (अधिकरणे/विशेषणे)

• स्वशक्त्या: by one’s own power
• स्वशक्त्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: ‘indeed/but’)

• सहिता: accompanied
• सहिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘accompanied/associated’ (देवी/शक्ति-विशेषण)

• अपास्वगाय: to Apāsvagā (a goddess/consort-name)
• अपास्वगाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपास्वगा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• च: and
• च: Particle/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• पाश-अङ्कुश-सुधा-पात्र-मोदक-उल्लास-पाणये: to him whose hand bears noose, goad, nectar-vessel, sweet, and (gesture of) joy
• पाश-अङ्कुश-सुधा-पात्र-मोदक-उल्लास-पाणये: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाश (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + सुधा (प्रातिपदिक) + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मोदक (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्लास (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (यस्य पाणौ पाशादयः); पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

Speaker

Narada (stotra-style description within the instructional dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Shakti

FAQs

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

It functions as a dhyāna/namaskāra verse: by meditating on the deity’s form, Śakti, and symbolic implements, the practitioner steadies the mind and aligns worship with scriptural iconography (murti-lakṣaṇa).

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

Bhakti here is expressed through reverent remembrance—seeing the Lord’s auspicious beauty and offering-minded symbols (like modaka and nectar) as part of loving, focused upāsanā.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual-knowledge used in mantra practice: dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (visualization markers) and correct identification of the deity’s attributes for pūjā and japa within technical instructional sections.