Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

हसन्तं हसद्वंधुजीवप्रसूनप्रभापाणिपादांबुजोदारकांत्या । दधानं करो दक्षिणे पायसान्न सुहैयंगवीनं तथा वामहस्ते ॥ ७९ ॥

Transliteration

hasantaṃ hasadvaṃdhujīvaprasūnaprabhāpāṇipādāṃbujodārakāṃtyā | dadhānaṃ karo dakṣiṇe pāyasānna suhaiyaṃgavīnaṃ tathā vāmahaste || 79 ||

Translation

Lächelnd—seine lotosgleichen Hände und Füße strahlten in herrlicher Pracht wie das Leuchten der Bandhujīva-Blüte—hielt er in der rechten Hand süßen Pāyasa (Milchreis) und in der linken frische Butter, Haiyaṅgava.

Word by Word

• हसन्तम्: smiling/laughing
• हसन्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; qualifies the child (implied)

• हसत्-बन्धुजीव-प्रसून-प्रभा-पाणि-पाद-अम्बुज-उदार-कान्त्या: with the splendid radiance of lotus-like hands and feet, like bandhujīva blossoms
• हसत्-बन्धुजीव-प्रसून-प्रभा-पाणि-पाद-अम्बुज-उदार-कान्त्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हसत् (हस् धातु, शतृ) + बन्धुजीव (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसून (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बुज (प्रातिपदिक) + उदार (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु: “by/with the splendid radiance of lotus-like hands and feet, (radiance) like laughing bandhujīva flowers”

• दधानम्: holding
• दधानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; “bearing/holding”

• करः: hand
• करः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; (understood: “his hand”)

• दक्षिणे: in the right (hand)
• दक्षिणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण: “in/on the right (hand)” (elliptic with करे/हस्ते)

• पायस-अन्नम्: rice cooked in milk (pāyasa)
• पायस-अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; object held

• सु-हैयंगवीनम्: fine fresh butter
• सु-हैयंगवीनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + हैयंगवीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; “excellent fresh butter (morning-made)”

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः: समुच्चय/अन्वय (adverb/conjunctive)

• वाम-हस्ते: in the left hand
• वाम-हस्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक) + हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण: “in the left hand”

Speaker

Narada (describing the deity’s form in the instructional narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Bandhujiva flower
• Pāyasa (sweet rice)
• Haiyaṅgava (fresh butter)

FAQs

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

It presents a dhyāna-style visualization: the deity’s radiant, lotus-like limbs and gentle smile cultivate devotion, steadiness of mind, and auspiciousness, making worship internal as well as ritual.

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

By focusing on loving, intimate details—smile, beauty, and nourishing offerings like pāyasa and butter—the verse models affectionate remembrance (smaraṇa) and personal worship (upāsanā), core practices of bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It supports ritual-upāsanā technique: using precise descriptive cues for dhyāna during mantra-japa and pūjā, aligning mental visualization with offerings (naivedya) such as pāyasa and haiyaṅgava.