Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 180

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

Devanagari script

मुन्याद्यर्चादिकं सर्वमस्य पूर्ववदाचरेत् । लक्षं जपो दशांशेन शुभैर्द्रव्यैश्च होमयेत् ॥ १८० ॥

Transliteration

munyādyarcādikaṃ sarvamasya pūrvavadācaret | lakṣaṃ japo daśāṃśena śubhairdravyaiśca homayet || 180 ||

Translation

Er soll wie zuvor alle Riten vollziehen, beginnend mit der Verehrung der Weisen (munis) und den dazugehörigen Observanzen. Er soll ein Lakh (100.000) Mantra-Wiederholungen vollenden und danach ein Homa in Höhe eines Zehntels darbringen, mit glückverheißenden rituellen Substanzen.

Word by Word

• मुनि-आदि-अर्चा-आदिकम्: all rites such as (those for) sages, worship, etc.
• मुनि-आदि-अर्चा-आदिकम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन (Sg); तत्पुरुष-समासः (collection): ‘muni etc. worship etc.’

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन (Sg)

• अस्य: of this (rite/mantra)
• अस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक (M/N), षष्ठी (Gen), एकवचन (Sg)

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• आचरेत्: should perform
• आचरेत्: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Sg)

• लक्षम्: a lakh (100,000)
• लक्षम्: कर्म-परिमाण (measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया (Acc), एकवचन (Sg)

• जपः: recitation (japa)
• जपः: कर्ता (Karta) (as topic/subject: ‘japa (is) ...’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा (Nom), एकवचन (Sg)

• दश-अंशेन: with one-tenth (as portion)
• दश-अंशेन: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), तृतीया (Ins), एकवचन (Sg); तत्पुरुषः: दशमः अंशः = one-tenth portion

• शुभैः: auspicious
• शुभैः: करण-विशेषण (qualifier of instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N) (or पुंलिङ्ग M by agreement), तृतीया (Ins), बहुवचन (Pl); agrees with द्रव्यैः

• द्रव्यैः: with substances/materials
• द्रव्यैः: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), तृतीया (Ins), बहुवचन (Pl)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• होमयेत्: should offer oblations (perform homa)
• होमयेत्: क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु (धातु) (causative: होमय-)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) from हु; विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Sg)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sages)
• Homa (sacred fire rite)
• Japa (mantra repetition)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined completion of mantra-sadhana: proper preliminaries (honoring sages and prescribed worship), a fixed japa target (one lakh), and a confirming fire-offering (homa) in a measured proportion (one-tenth), making the practice complete and ritually sound.

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

Bhakti here is shown as structured devotion—worship performed “as previously taught,” sustained mantra remembrance through japa, and offering one’s practice into sacred fire via homa, integrating inner devotion with outer sacred action.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical discipline: numerical prescription for japa, the daśāṃśa (one-tenth) rule for homa, and the use of śubha-dravya (auspicious oblations)—a procedural approach aligned with Kalpa (ritual method) within Vedanga-oriented instruction.