Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

ध्यायेञ्चंद्रासनगतं पद्मानामयुतं हुनेत् । लभेदकंटकं राज्यं सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

dhyāyeñcaṃdrāsanagataṃ padmānāmayutaṃ hunet | labhedakaṃṭakaṃ rājyaṃ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutam || 29 ||

Translation

Indem man die Gottheit auf einem Mondthron meditativ schaut, soll man zehntausend Lotosblüten ins Feuer opfern; dadurch erlangt man ein dornenloses (leidfreies) Königtum, ausgestattet mit allen glückverheißenden Merkmalen.

Word by Word

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• चन्द्रासनगतम्: seated on a moon-throne
• चन्द्रासनगतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चन्द्र-आसन-गत (प्रातिपदिक; चन्द्र + आसन + गत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past participle (क्त) from √गम् ‘gone/situated’; ‘situated on the moon-seat’

• पद्मानाम्: of lotuses
• पद्मानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

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

• हुनेत्: should offer (oblations)
• हुनेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• अकण्टकम्: free from obstacles
• अकण्टकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; नञ्-तत्पुरुषः ‘without thorns/obstacles’

• राज्यम्: kingdom/sovereignty
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्: endowed with all auspicious signs
• सर्वलक्षणसंयुतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-लक्षण-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + लक्षण + संयुत)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; past participle (क्त) from √युज् (सम्+युज्) ‘endowed’; ‘endowed with all marks’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-results context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Chandra (as 'candrāsana', lunar throne/seat)
• Agni (implied by homa/hunet)

FAQs

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

It links dhyāna (meditation) with homa (fire-offering), showing that inner contemplation and outer rite together generate auspiciousness and stability—symbolized as an obstacle-free, well-marked sovereignty.

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

Bhakti appears here as focused reverential meditation on the deity’s form (candrāsana-gata) and offering sacred lotuses; devotion is expressed through sustained worship that aligns mind, mantra, and ritual act.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-vidhi and phala (result-statements) typical of Kalpa-oriented practice—how a specified offering count (ayuta) and a defined meditation-form are prescribed for a stated outcome.