Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

Devanagari script

दधतं च करैर्दंष्ट्राग्रलसद्धरणिं स्मरेत् । एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षं दशांशं सरसीरुहैः ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

dadhataṃ ca karairdaṃṣṭrāgralasaddharaṇiṃ smaret | evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣaṃ daśāṃśaṃ sarasīruhaiḥ || 115 ||

Translation

Man meditiere über Ihn, der die Erde in seinen Händen hält, und über die Erde, die an den Spitzen seiner Hauer leuchtet. Nachdem man so geschaut hat, spreche man die Japa hunderttausendmal (ein lakh) und bringe den zehnten Teil als Opfergabe mit Lotosblüten dar.

Word by Word

• दधतम्: bearing/holding
• दधतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘bearing/holding’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• करैः: with (his) hands
• करैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• दंष्ट्रा-अग्र-लसत्-धरणिम्: the Earth shining on the tip of (his) tusk
• दंष्ट्रा-अग्र-लसत्-धरणिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रा + अग्र + लसत् (लस् धातोः शतृ) + धरणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘दंष्ट्रायाः अग्रे लसन्ती धरणी’

• स्मरेत्: one should remember/visualize
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having meditated’

• जपेत्: one should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• लक्षम्: a lakh (100,000 times)
• लक्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; संख्या (100,000)

• दशांशम्: a tenth part
• दशांशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशांश (प्रातिपदिक; दश+अंश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘दशानाम् अंशः’

• सरसीरुहैः: with lotuses
• सरसीरुहैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरसीरुह (प्रातिपदिक; सरसि+ईरुह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘सरसि ईरुह’ = lotus

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Varaha
• Bhumi (Dharani)

FAQs

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

It teaches a complete sādhanā sequence—dhyāna (visualization of the boar-incarnation uplifting the earth), followed by disciplined mantra-japa, and then a dashāṁśa offering—showing that inner contemplation should culminate in consecrated ritual action.

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

Bhakti is expressed through vivid remembrance of the Lord’s saving act (protecting and uplifting the Earth) and through steady repetition of the mantra, with lotus offerings as a devotional completion of the practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical ritual discipline—fixed japa counts (lakṣa) and the dashāṁśa rule for concluding offerings—typical of applied kalpa-style procedure used in mantra-sādhanā and homa-related observances.