Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna

Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva

Devanagari script

हुत्वा लवंगैर्मध्वाक्तैरपामार्गदलैस्तु वा । अयुतं साध्यनामाढ्यं स वश्यो जायते ध्रुवम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

hutvā lavaṃgairmadhvāktairapāmārgadalaistu vā | ayutaṃ sādhyanāmāḍhyaṃ sa vaśyo jāyate dhruvam || 30 ||

Translation

Nachdem man zehntausend Opfergaben ins Feuer dargebracht hat — entweder Nelken, mit Honig bestrichen, oder Blätter der Apāmārga — und dabei jedes Opfer mit dem Namen der zu beeinflussenden Person verbindet, wird diese gewiss gefügig und unter Kontrolle gebracht.

Word by Word

• हुत्वा: having offered (oblations)
• हुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययकृदन्त) from √हु; ‘having offered’

• लवङ्गैः: with cloves
• लवङ्गैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• मधु-आक्तैः: smeared with honey
• मधु-आक्तैः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-आक्त (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + आक्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; past participle (क्त) from √अञ्ज्/√अक्? (आक्त = ‘smeared’); ‘smeared with honey’

• अपामार्गदलैः: with apāmārga leaves
• अपामार्गदलैः: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपामार्ग-दल (प्रातिपदिक; अपामार्ग + दल)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘with leaves of apāmārga’

• तु: indeed/also
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), emphasis/contrast

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: Disjunctive particle (विकल्पार्थक निपात)

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

• साध्यनामाढ्यम्: abounding in the sādhya-name (mantra)
• साध्यनामाढ्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्य-नाम-आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक; साध्य + नाम + आढ्य)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ‘rich/abounding in the sādhya-name (mantra-name)’

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• वश्यः: subjugated/under control
• वश्यः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial accusative (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया) meaning certainty

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

This verse presents a technical homa-prayoga (ritual application) where specific substances and a fixed count of oblations are prescribed to produce a “vaśya” effect, illustrating the Purana’s Vedanga-style emphasis on procedural precision (dravya, saṅkhyā, and nāma-saṅkalpa).

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

It does not teach bhakti directly; instead, it belongs to the technical sciences section, showing how ritual acts (homa with prescribed offerings and recitation) are framed as result-oriented disciplines alongside broader devotional teachings found elsewhere in the Narada Purana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Practical ritual science is emphasized: correct selection of oblation materials (dravya), exact numerical count (ayuta = 10,000), and the operational detail of inserting the sādhya’s name in the recitation—features typical of prayoga-style instruction.