Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35

Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi

Devanagari script

प्राणानायम्य सद्भूमौ न्यासान्कृत्वा पुरोदितान् । विधाय मंडलं भानोः पीठं पूर्ववदर्चयेत् ॥ ३५ ॥

Transliteration

prāṇānāyamya sadbhūmau nyāsānkṛtvā puroditān | vidhāya maṃḍalaṃ bhānoḥ pīṭhaṃ pūrvavadarcayet || 35 ||

Translation

Nachdem man auf reinem Boden den Atem geregelt (prāṇāyāma) und die zuvor vorgeschriebenen Nyāsas vollzogen hat, soll man das Sonnen-Maṇḍala zeichnen und dann den Pīṭha (heiligen Sitz) des Bhānu in derselben Weise verehren wie zuvor beschrieben.

Word by Word

• प्राणान्: the breaths
• प्राणान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• आयम्य: having restrained
• आयम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having restrained/controlled'

• सत्-भूमौ: on pure ground
• सत्-भूमौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (सत्-भूमिः = शुभा/शुद्धा भूमिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• न्यासान्: nyāsas (ritual placements)
• न्यासान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having done'

• पुरा-उदितान्: previously stated
• पुरा-उदितान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरा + उदित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (पुरा = 'previously'); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of न्यासान्)

• विधाय: having arranged
• विधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; 'having made/arranged'

• मण्डलम्: a maṇḍala (ritual diagram)
• मण्डलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भानोः: of the Sun
• भानोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पीठम्: seat/pedestal
• पीठम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Bhanu (Surya)

FAQs

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

It teaches that successful worship begins with inner purification (prāṇāyāma) and precise ritual sanctification (nyāsa), after which the deity is approached through a consecrated form (the solar maṇḍala) and a properly worshiped seat (pīṭha).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: the devotee prepares body and mind, then offers structured worship to Bhānu through arcana performed “as previously taught,” showing devotion guided by śāstra-based method rather than impulse.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual technique—prāṇāyāma as preparatory discipline, nyāsa as mantra-application, and maṇḍala construction as a procedural aid—reflecting the Narada Purana’s technical, Vedāṅga-aligned approach to worship practice.