Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

रक्तं त्रिविक्रमं ध्यात्वा प्रसूनै रक्तवर्णकैः । जुहुयादयुतं मंत्री सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

raktaṃ trivikramaṃ dhyātvā prasūnai raktavarṇakaiḥ | juhuyādayutaṃ maṃtrī sarvatra vijayī bhavet || 28 ||

Translation

Indem er Trivikrama (Viṣṇu) in roter Gestalt meditiert, soll der Mantra-Übende zehntausendmal mit roten Blumen Opfergaben ins Feuer darbringen; dadurch wird er überall siegreich.

Word by Word

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agreeing with त्रिविक्रमम्

• त्रिविक्रमम्: Trivikrama (Vishnu)
• त्रिविक्रमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त) from √ध्यै; ‘having meditated’

• प्रसूनैः: with flowers
• प्रसूनैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसून (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• रक्तवर्णकैः: red-colored
• रक्तवर्णकैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त-वर्णक (प्रातिपदिक; रक्त + वर्णक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; कर्मधारयः ‘red-colored’

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada

• अयुतम्: ten thousand (oblations)
• अयुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; numeral ‘ten-thousand’ used as count

• मन्त्री: the mantra-practitioner
• मन्त्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• विजयी: victorious
• विजयी: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Trivikrama
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It presents a focused upasana: visualizing Trivikrama (Vishnu) with a specific color-form and performing a quantified homa with matching red flowers, indicating disciplined sankalpa, devotional concentration, and ritual precision as means to attain siddhi such as victory.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through dhyana (loving contemplation of Trivikrama) and seva in the form of offerings; the red-flower oblations become a concrete devotional act that unites mind (meditation) and action (homa) toward Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects Kalpa-style ritual discipline: prescribed dravya (red flowers), sankhya (ayuta = 10,000 offerings), and the role of the mantrī (mantra practitioner) in homa—showing procedural precision typical of technical sections of Book 1.3.