Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

त्रिधा कृत्वा सपूगानि मूलेनैव समर्पयेत् । एवं संपूज्य मंत्रज्ञो जपेद्दशशंत मनुम् ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

tridhā kṛtvā sapūgāni mūlenaiva samarpayet | evaṃ saṃpūjya maṃtrajño japeddaśaśaṃta manum || 47 ||

Translation

Nachdem man die Arekanüsse (pūga) in drei Teile geteilt hat, bringe man sie am eigentlichen Wurzelgrund (der heiligen Pflanze) mit eben diesem Wurzelmantra dar. So soll der Mantra‑Kenner, nachdem die Verehrung vollendet ist, die heilige Formel tausendmal im japa rezitieren.

Word by Word

• त्रिधा: in three parts
• त्रिधा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (in three parts/threefold)

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); having done/made

• सपूगानि: (offerings) together with areca-nuts (pūga)
• सपूगानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + पूग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (पूगसहितानि)

• मूलेन: with the root (mantra)
• मूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• समर्पयेत्: should offer
• समर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√अर्प् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीतिवाचक (thus/in this manner)

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriya (क्रिया—पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); having worshipped fully

• मन्त्रज्ञः: the knower of mantras
• मन्त्रज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मन्त्रान् जानाति)

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

• दशशतम्: one thousand
• दशशतम्: Karma (कर्म—परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश + शत (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/परिमाण), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (दश शतानि = 1000)

• मनुम्: the mantra
• मनुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्‍त्र/मन्‍तु?; मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; here ‘मनु’ used in sense of मन्त्र (mantra) in japa-context

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined worship: correct offering (at the root/base, symbolizing foundation and stability) followed by a fixed count of japa, showing that devotion is strengthened through precise, repeated practice.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent service—making offerings with care and then sustaining remembrance through mantra repetition; the verse links external worship (pūjā) with internal devotion (japa).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and mantra-prayoga are highlighted: how offerings are to be arranged and presented, and how japa is to be performed with a prescribed number—reflecting applied liturgical discipline aligned with Vedanga-style technical instruction.