Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 154

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

Devanagari script

विधाय भूतशुद्ध्यादि पीठन्यासावधि पुनः । ध्यात्वा पूर्वोक्तविधिना संपूज्य च कपीश्वरम् ॥ १५४ ॥

Transliteration

vidhāya bhūtaśuddhyādi pīṭhanyāsāvadhi punaḥ | dhyātvā pūrvoktavidhinā saṃpūjya ca kapīśvaram || 154 ||

Translation

Nachdem man erneut das Ritual von bhūtaśuddhi (Reinigung der Elemente) bis pīṭha-nyāsa (Einsetzung des heiligen Sitzes) vollzogen hat und gemäß der zuvor beschriebenen Weise meditiert, soll man die Verehrung Kapīśvaras ordnungsgemäß vollenden.

Word by Word

• विधाय: having done
• विधाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having performed/arranged’

• भूतशुद्धि-आदि: elemental purification etc.
• भूतशुद्धि-आदि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत-शुद्धि-आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘भूतशुद्धि’ (purification of elements) + ‘आदि’ (etc.)

• पीठन्यास-अवधि: up to (the stage of) pīṭha-nyāsa
• पीठन्यास-अवधि: Desha/Parimana (देश/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पीठ-न्यास-अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; ‘अवधि’ (up to) as indeclinable sense: ‘up to the pīṭha-nyāsa’

• पुनः: again/then
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/then)

• ध्यात्वा: having meditated
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having meditated’

• पूर्वोक्तविधिना: by the previously stated procedure
• पूर्वोक्तविधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वोक्त-विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘पूर्वोक्त’ (previously stated) + ‘विधि’ (procedure)

• संपूज्य: having fully worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘having duly worshipped’

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

• कपीश्वरम्: Kapīśvara (Hanumān)
• कपीश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘कपीनाम् ईश्वरः’ (lord of monkeys)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the ritual sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Kapīśvara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes inner and outer purification (bhūtaśuddhi), correct installation of sacred power (pīṭha-nyāsa), and focused meditation as prerequisites for completing worship—showing that devotion is strengthened by disciplined ritual order.

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

Bhakti here is not merely emotion; it is expressed as attentive dhyāna and respectful, complete pūjā performed “by the previously taught method,” indicating steady remembrance and reverent service to the deity (Kapīśvara).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technique knowledge is foregrounded—especially procedural sequencing of purification, nyāsa (mantric placement), and dhyāna—reflecting disciplined application of mantra-vidhi and ceremonial correctness typical of Vedāṅga-oriented practice.