Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64

The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances

Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi

Devanagari script

जलं तेजोमयं तच्चाकृष्यान्तश्चेडया पुनः । प्रक्षाल्यान्तर्गतं तेन कलमषं तज्जलं पुनः ॥ ६४ ॥

Transliteration

jalaṃ tejomayaṃ taccākṛṣyāntaśceḍayā punaḥ | prakṣālyāntargataṃ tena kalamaṣaṃ tajjalaṃ punaḥ || 64 ||

Translation

Dann ziehe man jenes Wasser, feurig leuchtend, erneut durch iḍā (den linken Kanal) ein, um die ins Innere gelangte Unreinheit zu reinigen; und eben dieses Wasser soll man wieder ausstoßen.

Word by Word

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• tejo-mayam: made of radiance/fiery
• tejo-mayam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ākṛṣya: having drawn (it)
• ākṛṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛṣ (कृष् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having drawn/pulled’

• antaḥ: inside
• antaḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: antar (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), ‘within/inside’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• iḍayā: with/through iḍā (nāḍī)
• iḍayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• prakṣālya: having washed
• prakṣālya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṣāl (क्षाल् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having washed’

• antargatam: gone inside; internalized
• antargatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antar (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (√gam धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (past participle)

• tena: by/with that
• tena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• kala-maṣam: impurity/defilement
• kala-maṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kala (प्रातिपदिक) + maṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical yogic/ritual method within the Vedanga-oriented section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Ida (iḍā nāḍī)

FAQs

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

It presents inner purification (śauca) as a subtle process: the practitioner uses energized water and regulated inner movement through iḍā to cleanse internal defilement, indicating that purity is both physical and subtle.

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

While technical in tone, the method supports bhakti by preparing the body-mind as a fit vessel for mantra and worship—purity and disciplined practice are treated as aids to steady devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A procedural, practice-oriented instruction aligned with the Narada Purana’s technical sections: controlled internal cleansing involving iḍā nāḍī (a yogic physiology detail often used to support ritual purity and mantra-sādhana).