Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125

Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

शैवरूपिणमभ्यर्च्य ध्यात्वा लक्ष जपेन्मनुम् । दशांशं जुहुयाद्वीहीन्पयोदध्याज्यमिश्रितान् ॥ १२५ ॥

Transliteration

śaivarūpiṇamabhyarcya dhyātvā lakṣa japenmanum | daśāṃśaṃ juhuyādvīhīnpayodadhyājyamiśritān || 125 ||

Translation

Nachdem man die Gottheit in śaivischer Gestalt verehrt und Ihn in Meditation geschaut hat, soll man das Mantra hunderttausendmal wiederholen; dann opfere man ins Feuer als zehnten Teil Reiskörner, vermischt mit Milch, Dickmilch und Ghee.

Word by Word

• शैव-रूपिणम्: one having Śaiva form
• शैव-रूपिणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपास्य-देवता (object of worship)

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• अभ्यर्च्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); 'having worshipped'

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); 'having meditated'

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

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मनुम्: the mantra
• मनुम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र/मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; here = मन्त्र (mantra)

• दश-अंशम्: a tenth part
• दश-अंशम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'one-tenth portion'

• जुहुयात्: should offer (into fire)
• जुहुयात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• व्रीहीन्: rice grains
• व्रीहीन्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रीहि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• पयस्-दधि-आज्य-मिश्रितान्: mixed with milk, curd, and ghee
• पयस्-दधि-आज्य-मिश्रितान्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस् + दधि + आज्य + मिश्रित (प्रातिपदिक; मिश्रित = क्त-कृदन्त from मिश्र्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण of व्रीहीन्; 'mixed with milk, curd, and ghee'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It prescribes a complete sādhanā cycle—worship (pūjā), meditation (dhyāna), mantra repetition (japa), and fire-offering (homa)—showing how inner practice is sealed by an outward sacrificial act.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused worship and remembrance of the deity’s form, sustained through disciplined japa; the concluding homa is an offering of devotion that externalizes the practitioner’s inner concentration.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical knowledge: the lakṣa-count of japa and the daśāṃśa rule (one-tenth) for homa oblations, along with specific dravya (offerings) like rice mixed with milk, curd, and ghee.